Narrate Definition

nărāt, nă-rāt

narrated, narrates, narrating

verb

narrated, narrates, narrating

To tell (a story) in writing or speech.

Webster's New World

To supply a running commentary for (a documentary or performance, for example).

American Heritage

To give an account of (happenings, etc.)

Webster's New World

To read (descriptive or narrative passages), as in a documentary film.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Narrate

In English (recorded only since 1656, but initially stigmatized as 'Scottish', until the 19th century) apparently from narration

From Wiktionary
Latin narrāre narrāt- from gnārus knowing gnō- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition