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articulate

[ adjective noun ahr-tik-yuh-lit; verb 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.

    Synonyms:

    Antonyms: ,

  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. having joints or articulations; composed of segments.


verb (used with object)

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

    Synonyms:

    Antonyms:

  2. Phonetics. to 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. to 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. to articulate a speech sound.
  3. Anatomy, Zoology. to form a joint.
  4. Obsolete. to 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپܱٱ, adverb
  • ˈپܱٱԱ, noun
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  • ·پ··· [ahr-, tik, -y, uh, -l, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ·پu·ٱ· adverb
  • ·پu·ٱ·Ա ·پ··· [ahr-, tik, -y, uh, -l, uh, -see], noun
  • ·پ···پ [ahr-, tik, -y, uh, -ley-tiv, -l, uh, -tiv], adjective
  • a·پu·ٱ verb misarticulated misarticulating
  • ܱt··پu·ٱ adjective
  • ԴDza·پu·ٱ adjective
  • non·پu·ٱ· adverb
  • non·پu·ٱ·Ա noun
  • ԴDza·پu·t adjective
  • v··پu·ٱ adjective
  • v··پu·ٱ verb overarticulated overarticulating
  • a·پu·ٱ adjective
  • d··پu·ٱ adjective
  • pseudo··پu·ٱ· adverb
  • a·پu·ٱ verb rearticulated rearticulating
  • i··پu·ٱ adjective
  • semi··پu·ٱ· adverb
  • ܲa·پu·ٱ adjective
  • sub·پu·ٱ· adverb
  • sub·پu·ٱ·Ա noun
  • ܲa·پu·t adjective
  • ܲa·پu·ٱ adjective
  • un·پu·ٱ· adverb
  • ܲa·پu·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of articulate1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin پܱٳܲ, past participle of پܱ “to divide into distinct parts”; article, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of articulate1

C16: from Latin پܱ to divide into joints; see article
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Example Sentences

So it is instructive to see how he is articulating this moment.

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Freddie Freeman contemplated the question, stared quietly into the distance, then struggled to articulate an answer.

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I think this is absolutely a place where those on the left can do a much better job of helping to articulate ways that governments can help people.

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Over the last four years, even before Trump got into office, I tried to articulate what was about to happen, and clearly it fell on deaf ears.

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Another key goal articulated by the president is wanting to encourage multinational manufacturing companies to invest and produce more in America to create domestic jobs.

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