narrate has definitions from the field of film
1
[ verb ] (film) provide commentary for a film, for example

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

Divided almost equally into two parts , it consisted_of `` The Evolution of the_Blues '' , narrated by Jon_Hendricks , who had presented it last year at the Monterey , Calif. , Jazz_Festival , and an hour-long session of Maynard_Ferguson and his orchestra , a blasting big_band .

Related terms

inform narration

2
[ verb ] narrate or give a detailed account of

Synonyms

tell recount recite spin

Examples

"Tell what happened" "The father told a story to his child"

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