Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb narrate

2 senses of narrate

Sense 1
narrate -- (provide commentary for a film, for example)
       => inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")

Sense 2
tell, narrate, recount, recite -- (narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child")
       => inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")