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To narrate is to tell a story, or to tell what happened.

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To have a voice tell the story during a documentary movie is an example of narrate.
To have a victum explain what happened during a crime is an example of narrate.

See narrate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb narrated, narrating

to tell (a story) in writing or speech
to give an account of (happenings, etc.)

Origin: < L narratus, pp. of narrare, to tell, akin to gnarus, acquainted with < IE *ĝnoro- < base *ĝen-, to know

See narrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing, nar·rates

verb, transitive

To tell (a story, for example) in speech or writing or by means of images.
To give an account of (events, for example). See Synonyms at describe.

verb, intransitive

To give an account or description.
To supply a running commentary for a movie or performance.

Origin:

Origin: Latin narrāre, narrāt-

Origin: , from gnārus, knowing; see gnō- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

narˌrat·a·bilˈi·ty noun

narˈrat·a·ble adjective

narˈraˌtor, narˈratˌer noun

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