articulate

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: jointgive voiceformulatewordphrasepronounceenouncesound outenunciatesayvocalizevocalise

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Verb (5)

  1. provide with a joint“the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood”Synonyms: joint
  2. put into words or an expression“He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees”Synonyms: give voiceformulatewordphrase
  3. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way“She pronounces French words in a funny way”“I cannot say `zip wire'”“Can the child sound out this complicated word?”Synonyms: pronounceenouncesound outenunciatesay
  4. unite by forming a joint or joints“the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones”
  5. express or state clearlySynonyms: enunciatevocalizevocalise

Adjective (2)

  1. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language“articulate speech”“an articulate orator”“articulate beings”
  2. consisting of segments held together by jointsSynonyms: articulated
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. articulatus. See Articulata.]

1.Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. [Archaic] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2.Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants. [1913 Webster]

3.Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words. [1913 Webster]

Total changes of party and articulate opinion.— Carlyle.[1913 Webster]
Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, n. (Zool.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata. [1913 Webster]
Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Articulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Articulating].

1.To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly. [1913 Webster]

2.To treat or make terms. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.To join or be connected by articulation. [1913 Webster]

Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, v. t.

1.To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints. [1913 Webster]

2.To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

3.To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language. "To articulate a word." --Ray. [1913 Webster]

4.To express distinctly; to give utterance to. [1913 Webster]

Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church.— Bibliotheca Sacra.[1913 Webster]
To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people.— Carlyle.[1913 Webster]
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