narrate
1narrate — ar*rate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Narrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Narrating}.] [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 …
2narrate — index communicate, convey (communicate), detail (particularize), inform (notify), recite, recoun …
3narrate — (v.) 1748, back formation from narration or else from L. narratus, pp. of narrare to tell, relate, recount (see NARRATION (Cf. narration)). Richardson and Johnson call it Scottish [OED], a stigma which kept it from general use until 19c. A few… …
4narrate — *relate, rehearse, recite, recount, describe, state, report Analogous words: tell, *reveal, disclose, discover: *discourse, expatiate, dilate, descant …
5narrate — [v] describe, detail characterize, chronicle, delineate, depict, descant, disclose, discourse, enumerate, expatiate, give an account of, hold forth, make known, paint, picture, portray, proclaim, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, repeat, report …
6narrate — ► VERB 1) give an account of. 2) provide a commentary for (a film, television programme, etc.). DERIVATIVES narration noun narrator noun. ORIGIN Latin narrare …
7narrate — [nar′āt΄; na rāt′, nərāt′] vt., vi. narrated, narrating [< L narratus, pp. of narrare, to tell, akin to gnarus, acquainted with < IE * ĝnoro < base * ĝen , to KNOW] 1. to tell (a story) in writing or speech 2. to give an account of… …
8narrate — 01. They hired a famous actor to [narrate] their documentary about saving the whales. 02. The movie has a voice over [narrative] by the leading character to take us from one scene to another. 03. The former President [narrated] an excerpt from… …
9narrate — [17] To narrate something is etymologically to ‘make it known’. The word comes from Latin narrāre ‘give an account of’, which was derived from gnārus ‘knowing’ and is hence related to English ignore, recognize, and, distantly, know. English… …
10narrate — [[t]nəre͟ɪt, AM næ̱reɪt[/t]] narrates, narrating, narrated 1) VERB If you narrate a story, you tell it from your own point of view. [FORMAL] [V n] The three of them narrate the same events from three perspectives... [V n] The book is narrated by… …
11narrate — UK [nəˈreɪt] / US [ˈneˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms narrate : present tense I/you/we/they narrate he/she/it narrates present participle narrating past tense narrated past participle narrated 1) to tell a story in speech or writing Mark… …
12narrate — [17] To narrate something is etymologically to ‘make it known’. The word comes from Latin narrāre ‘give an account of’, which was derived from gnārus ‘knowing’ and is hence related to English ignore, recognize, and, distantly, know. English… …
13narrate — narratable, adj. narrator, narrater /nar ay teuhr, na ray , nar euh /, n. /nar ayt, na rayt /, v., narrated, narrating. v.t. 1. to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.). 2. to add a spoken commentary to (a film,… …
14narrate — verb Narrate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑story, ↑tale …
15narrate — transitive verb (narrated; narrating) Etymology: Latin narratus, past participle of narrare, from Latin gnarus knowing; akin to Latin gnoscere, noscere to know more at know Date: 1656 to tell (as a story) in detail; also to provide spoken… …
16narrate — verb a) To relate a story or series of events by speech or writing. b) To give an account. Syn: tell, report See Also: narrater, narration, narrative …
17narrate — Synonyms and related words: allegorize, chronicle, descant, describe, detail, dilate, discourse, expatiate, fable, fabulize, fictionalize, mythicize, mythify, mythologize, novelize, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, repeat, report, retail,… …
18narrate — v. (B) she narrated her story to us * * * [nə reɪt] (B) she narrated her story to us …
19narrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. describe, tell, relate; recount, recite; inform, rehearse; record, state, report, retail. See description. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tell, recite, make known, rehearse, detail, enumerate, describe,… …
20narrate — nar|rate [nəˈreıt US ˈnæreıt, næˈreıt, nə ] v [T] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of narrare, from gnarus knowing ] 1.) to explain what is happening in a film or television programme as part of the film or programme ▪… …
