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[ nar -eyt, na-reyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈnær eɪt, næˈreɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
Origin of narrate 1650–60; <Latin narrātus (past participle of narrāre to relate, tell, say), equivalent to nār (us ) knowing, acquainted with (variant of gnārus; see cognition) + -ātus -ate1
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synonym study for narrate 1 . See describe.
OTHER WORDS FROM narrate nar·rat·a·ble, adjective nar·ra·tor, nar·rat·er [nar -ey-ter, na-rey -, nar -uh -], /ˈnær eɪ tər, næˈreɪ-, ˈnær ə-/, noun mis·nar·rate, verb, mis·nar·rat·ed, mis·nar·rat·ing. un·nar·rat·a·ble, adjective un·nar·rat·ed, adjective well-nar·rat·ed, adjective
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Words nearby narrate Narmada, Narmer, Narraganset, Narragansett, Narragansett Bay, narrate , narration, narrative, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, narrativize, narrator
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The stories, however, which I have to narrate , describe his better qualities.
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British Dictionary definitions for narrate verb to tell (a story); relate
to speak in accompaniment of (a film, television programme, etc)
Derived forms of narrate narratable , adjective Word Origin for narrate C17: from Latin narrāre to recount, from gnārus knowing
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