narrate
[ nar-eyt, na-reyt ]
/ ˈnær eɪt, næˈreɪt /
verb (used with object), nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing.
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
to add a spoken commentary to (a film, television program, etc.): to narrate a slide show.
verb (used without object), nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing.
to relate or recount events, experiences, etc., in speech or writing.
RELATED WORDS
recite, portray, depict, chronicle, rehearse, unfold, recount, disclose, reveal, picture, repeat, delineate, characterize, expatiate, relate, enumerate, state, proclaim, paint, discourse
Nearby words
- narmada,
- narmer,
- narraganset,
- narragansett,
- narragansett bay,
- narrater,
- narration,
- narrative,
- narrative of the life of frederick douglass,
- narratively
Origin of narrate
Synonym study
1. See describe.
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narrate
/ (nəˈreɪt) /
verb
to tell (a story); relate
to speak in accompaniment of (a film, television programme, etc)
Word Origin for narrate
C17: from Latin narrāre to recount, from gnārus knowing
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narrate
1748, back-formation from narration or else from Latin narratus, past participle of narrare "to tell, relate, recount" (see narration). "Richardson and Johnson call it Scottish" [OED], a stigma which kept it from general use until 19c. A few mid-17c. instances are traceable to Spanish narrar. Related: Narrated; narrating.
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