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narrate

nar·rate [ ná ràyt ] (past and past participle nar·rat·ed, present participle nar·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular nar·rates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. tell story of something: to tell a story or give an account, usually in detail

2. speak on film: to provide the narration for a film or television program

[Mid-17th century. < Latin narrat-, past participle of narrare< gnarus "knowing"]

nar·rat·a·ble adjective
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