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articulate

[ahr-tik-yuh-lit, ahr-tik-yuh-leyt]

adjective

  1. uttered clearly in distinct syllables.

  2. capable of speech; not speechless.

  3. using language easily and fluently; having facility with words.

    an articulate speaker.

  4. expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness.

    an articulate thought.

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  5. made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts.

    an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area.

  6. (of ideas, form, etc.) having a meaningful relation to other parts.

    an articulate image.

  7. having parts or distinct areas organized into a coherent or meaningful whole; unified.

    an articulate system of philosophy.

  8. Zoology.Ģżhaving joints or articulations; composed of segments.



verb (used with object)

articulated, articulating 
  1. to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity.

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    Antonyms:
  2. Phonetics.Ģżto make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary to utter (a speech sound).

  3. to give clarity or distinction to.

    to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea.

  4. Dentistry.Ģżto position or reposition (teeth); subject to articulation.

  5. to unite by a joint or joints.

  6. to reveal or make distinct.

    an injection to articulate arteries so that obstructions can be observed by x-ray.

verb (used without object)

articulated, articulating 
  1. to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words; enunciate.

    to articulate with excessive precision.

  2. Phonetics.Ģżto articulate a speech sound.

  3. Anatomy, Zoology.Ģżto form a joint.

  4. Obsolete.Ģżto make terms of agreement.

noun

  1. a segmented invertebrate.

articulate

adjective

  1. able to express oneself fluently and coherently

    an articulate lecturer

  2. having the power of speech

  3. distinct, clear, or definite; well-constructed

    an articulate voice

    an articulate document

  4. zoology (of arthropods and higher vertebrates) possessing joints or jointed segments

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to speak or enunciate (words, syllables, etc) clearly and distinctly

  2. (tr) to express coherently in words

  3. (intr) zoology to be jointed or form a joint

  4. (tr) to separate into jointed segments

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • articulable adjective
  • articulately adverb
  • articulateness noun
  • articulacy noun
  • articulative adjective
  • misarticulate verb
  • multiarticulate adjective
  • nonarticulate adjective
  • nonarticulately adverb
  • nonarticulateness noun
  • nonarticulative adjective
  • overarticulate verb
  • prearticulate adjective
  • pseudoarticulate adjective
  • pseudoarticulately adverb
  • rearticulate verb
  • semiarticulate adjective
  • semiarticulately adverb
  • subarticulate adjective
  • subarticulately adverb
  • subarticulateness noun
  • subarticulative adjective
  • unarticulate adjective
  • unarticulately adverb
  • unarticulative adjective
  • ²¹°łĖˆ³Ł¾±³¦³Ü±ō²¹³Ł±š±ō²ā adverb
  • ²¹°łĖˆ³Ł¾±³¦³Ü±ō²¹³Ł±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of articulate1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ²¹°ł³Ł¾±³¦³Ü±ōÄå³Ł³Ü²õ, past participle of ²¹°ł³Ł¾±³¦³Ü±ōÄå°ł±š ā€œto divide into distinct partsā€; article, -ate 1
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of articulate1

C16: from Latin ²¹°ł³Ł¾±³¦³Ü±ōÄå°ł±š to divide into joints; see article
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The Toothless foam puppet had an articulated jaw and articulated ear plates that allowed for a subtle, interactive performance.

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For Ardern, an articulate spokesperson of heart and mind, it was an unexpected chance to effect change on a platform of issues that mattered to her.

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For all his architectural craft, Wilson’s essential genius was his control of emotion — his ability to articulate the feeling of being overwhelmed by affection or fear or disappointment.

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As TembƩ articulates, it takes a reforesting of the mind and heart to catalyze progress.

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Another urged Badenoch to do more to "articulate our values" even while sticking to her policy development timetable.

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