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Webster 1913 Edition

narrate

nar-rate′

,
Verb.
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 of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.
Syn. – To relate; recount; detail; describe.

Webster 1828 Edition

Narrate

NARRATE

, v.t.
1.
To tell, rehearse or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of any event or transaction , or any series of incidents.
2.
To write, as the particulars of a story or history, We never say, to narrate a sentence, a sermon or an oration, but we narrate a story, or the particular events which have fallen under our observation, or which we have heard related.

Definition 2025

narrate

narrate

English

Verb

narrate ‎(third-person singular simple present narrates, present participle narrating, simple past and past participle narrated)

  1. (transitive) To relate a story or series of events by speech or writing.
  2. To give an account.

Related terms

Synonyms

Translations

to relate a story

Italian

Verb

narrate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of narrare
  2. second-person plural imperative of narrare
  3. feminine plural of narrato

Latin

Verb

nārrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of nārrō

Participle

nārrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of nārrātus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nəˈɹeɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnæɹeɪt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

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