narrate

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: nar=rate

CIDE DICTIONARY

narrate, v. t. [L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See Ignore, Know.].

 To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To relate; recount; detail; describe.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

narrate, v.tr. (also absol.)
1 give a continuous story or account of.
2 provide a spoken commentary or accompaniment for (a film etc.).

Derivative

narratable adj. narration n.

Etymology

L narrare narrat-

THESAURUS

narrate

allegorize, chronicle, descant, describe, detail, dilate, discourse, expatiate, fable, fabulize, fictionalize, mythicize, mythify, mythologize, novelize, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, repeat, report, retail, retell, reveal, review, romance, state, storify, tell, tell a story, unfold, unfold a tale

ROGET THESAURUS

narrate

Description

VB describe, set forth, draw a picture, picture, portray, characterize, particularize, narrate, relate, recite, recount, sum up, run over, recapitulate, rehearse, fight one's battles over again, unfold a tale, tell, give an account of, render an account of, report, make a report, draw up a statement, detail, enter into particulars, enter into details, descend to particulars, descend to details, itemize.