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ar⋅tic⋅u⋅late

  [adj., n. ahr-tik-yuh-lit; v. ahr-tik-yuh-leyt] adjective, verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, noun
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–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.
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)
9. to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity.
10. Phonetics. to make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary to utter (a speech sound).
11. to give clarity or distinction to: to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea.
12. Dentistry. to subject to articulation.
13. to unite by a joint or joints.
14. to reveal or make distinct: an injection to articulate arteries so that obstructions can be observed by x-ray.
–verb (used without object)
15. to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words; enunciate: to articulate with excessive precision.
16. Phonetics. to articulate a speech sound.
17. Anatomy, Zoology. to form a joint.
18. Obsolete. to make terms of agreement.
–noun
19. a segmented invertebrate.
Origin:
1545–55; < L articulātus, ptp. of articulāre to divide into distinct parts. See article, -ate 1

Related forms:
ar⋅tic⋅u⋅la⋅ble  [ahr-tik-yuh-luh-buhl] , adjective
ar⋅tic⋅u⋅late⋅ly, adverb
ar⋅tic⋅u⋅late⋅ness, ar⋅tic⋅u⋅la⋅cy  [ahr-tik-yuh-luh-see] , noun
ar⋅tic⋅u⋅la⋅tive  [ahr-tik-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] , adjective

Synonyms:
4. expressive. See eloquent. 9. enunciate.

Antonyms:
4. inarticulate, unintelligible. 9. mumble.
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ar·tic·u·late   (är-tĭk'yə-lĭt)   
adj.  
  1. Endowed with the power of speech.
  2. Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words, as human speech.
  3. Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language: an articulate speaker.
  4. Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language: an articulate essay.
  5. Anatomy Consisting of sections united by joints; jointed.
v.   (-lāt') ar·tic·u·lat·ed, ar·tic·u·lat·ing, ar·tic·u·lates

v.   tr.
  1. To pronounce distinctly and carefully; enunciate.
  2. To utter (a speech sound) by making the necessary movements of the speech organs.
  3. To express in coherent verbal form; give words to: couldn't articulate my fears.
  4. To fit together into a coherent whole; unify: a plan to articulate nursing programs throughout the state.
  5. Anatomy To unite by forming a joint or joints.
  6. Architecture To give visible or concrete expression to (the composition of structural elements): a spare design in which windows and doors are barely articulated.
v.   intr.
  1. To speak clearly and distinctly.
  2. To utter a speech sound.
  3. Anatomy To form a joint; be jointed: The thighbone articulates with the bones of the hip.

[Latin articulātus, past participle of articulāre, to divide into joints, utter distinctly, from articulus, small joint; see article.]
ar·tic'u·late·ly adv., ar·tic'u·late·ness, ar·tic'u·la·cy (-lə-sē) n.
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Articulate

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

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

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

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

Total changes of party and articulate opinion. --Carlyle.

Articulate

Ar*tic"u*late\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

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.

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

3. To join or be connected by articulation.

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.

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

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.

4. To express distinctly; to give utterance to.

Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church. --Bibliotheca Sacra.

To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people. --Carlyle.
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Language Translation for : articulate
Spanish: articular,
German: deutlich (aus)sprechen,
Japanese: はっきりと発音する
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Main Entry: 1ar·tic·u·late
Pronunciation: är-'tik-y&-l&t
Function: adjective
: consisting of segments united byjoints : JOINTED <articulate animals>

Main Entry: 2ar·tic·u·late
Pronunciation: -"lAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
transitive senses
1 : to utter distinctly
2 : to unite by means of a joint
3 : to arrange (artificial teeth) on an articulatorarticulate intransitive senses
1 : to utter articulate sounds
2 : to become united or connected by or as if by a joint articulate with each other>
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articulate ar·tic·u·late (är-tĭk'yə-lĭt)
adj.

  1. Capable of speaking distinctly and connectedly.
  2. Consisting of sections united by joints; jointed.
v. ar·tic·u·lat·ed, ar·tic·u·lat·ing, ar·tic·u·lates (-lāt')
  1. To speak distinctly and connectedly.
  2. To join or connect together loosely to allow motion between the parts.
  3. To unite by forming a joint or joints.
  4. To form a joint; be jointed.

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