English▸ verb [with object] give a spoken or written account of:
the voyages, festivities, and intrigues are narrated with unflagging gusto
the tough-but-sensitive former bouncer narrates much of the story.
▪ provide a spoken commentary to accompany (a movie, broadcast, piece of music, etc.):
the series is narrated by Richard Baker.
– ORIGIN mid 17th century : from Latin narrat- ‘related, told’, from the verb narrare (from gnarus ‘knowing’).