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- pronunciation:
- nae
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
narrates, narrating, narrated |
| definition 1: |
to give an account or tell the tale of; relate.
Frederick Douglass narrates the events of his life in his famous autobiography.I'm not part of the action of the play, but I narrate the story for the audience.- synonyms:
- describe, recount, relate, report
- similar words:
- chronicle, detail, portray, recite, rehearse, repeat, review, spin, tell
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| definition 2: |
to give a spoken commentary that accompanies (a film, television show, or the like).
This actor narrates a lot of nature programs on TV. |
| related words: |
describe, report |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to give a commentary accompanying some visual or graphic presentation, such as a film or performance.
The photography in the show is beautiful. Do you know who is narrating?- similar words:
- commentate
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| definition 2: |
to give an account or tell a story.
- synonyms:
- tell
- similar words:
- recite, report
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(v.)narrate
+ adverb
briskly, clearly, fully, interestingly
noun + (v.)narrate
actor, author, celebrity, director
(v.)narrate
+ noun
adventure,
autobiography,
chapter,
detail,
discourse,
discovery,
documentary,
excerpt,
experience,
film,
footage,
history,
incident,
journey,
monologue,
narrative,
origin,
past,
presentation,
scene,
script,
segment,
show,
slide,
story,
tale,
tour,
tragedy,
version
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| derivation: |
narratable (adj.) |
The word narrate
contains the following parts:
narr
Latin
root
that means tell, give an account of
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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