The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

narrate \nar*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrated; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Narrating.] [L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to
   narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See
   Ignore, Know.]
   To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the
   particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident
   or transaction; to give an account of.
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   Syn: To relate; recount; detail; describe.
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