articulate

ar·tic·u·late / a:rtɪkjəleɪt / Pronunciation key Audiobase: en fr cs chi

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verb

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?"
pronounce articulate enounce sound out enunciate say
express or state clearly
articulate enunciate vocalize vocalise
put into words or an expression
"He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
give voice formulate word phrase articulate
provide with a joint
"the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
joint articulate
unite by forming a joint or joints
"the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"
articulate

adjective

expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
"articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
articulate
consisting of segments held together by joints
articulated articulate

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

adjective

Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words.
Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.

noun

intransitive verb

To join or be connected by articulation.
To treat or make terms.
To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.

transitive verb

To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify.
To express distinctly; to give utterance to.
To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language.
To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Public Domain

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