chronicle

American  

[kron-i-kuhl] / ˈkrɒn ɪ kəl /

noun

1. a chronological record of events; a history.

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verb (used with object)

chronicled, chronicling

1. to record in or as in a chronicle.

   Synonyms:

   report , narrate , relate , recount

chronicle British  

/ ˈkrɒnɪkəl /

noun

1. a record or register of events in chronological order

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verb

1. (tr) to record in or as if in a chronicle

Other Word Forms

• chronicler noun
• unchronicled adjective

Etymology

Origin of chronicle

1275–1325; Middle English cronicle < Anglo-French, variant, with -le -ule, of Old French cronique < Medieval Latin cronica (feminine singular), Latin chronica (neuter plural) < Greek chroniká annals, chronology; chronic

Example Sentences

The Eddie Murphy vehicle chronicles a hotshot advertising executive’s rude awakening after a merger leaves him with a new boss.

From The Wall Street Journal

Restaurant staff have chronicled her bizarre behaviours on social media, and in local news stories, over the past several weeks.

From BBC

In his 12-hour documentary for PBS, Burns digs into our nation’s bloody, messy and triumphant founding by chronicling more than the “boldfaced names we all know,” as he told the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Caillebotte chronicled his circle and his family of brothers, and depicted modern life and sport, painting with audacity and an emphasis on geometric underpinnings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nvidia and Michael Burry, the famed investor who was chronicled in The Big Short by spotting the subprime bubble, appear to be in a war of words.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• annals
• diary
• journal