narrate

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nəˈɹeɪt/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnæɹeɪt/, /ˈnɛɹ.eɪt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /nəˈɹæɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt

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) in speech or writing.

   Synonym: tell

   narrate a story

   narrate a tale

   narrate one's life

   narrate the play

2. To give an account.

   Synonym: report

   narrate the meeting

• aforenarrated

narrate

1. inflection of narrare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

narrate f pl

1. feminine plural of narrato

• ranatre

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /naːrˈraː.te/, [näːrˈräːt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /narˈra.te/, [närˈräːt̪e]

nārrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of nārrō

nārrāte

1. vocative masculine singular of nārrātus

narrate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of narrar combined with te