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Meaning of 'articulate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Articulate [ a.]
- Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
- Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.
- Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words.
2 . Articulate [ n.]
- An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
3 . Articulate [ v. i.]
- To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.
- To treat or make terms.
- To join or be connected by articulation.
4 . Articulate [ v. t.]
- To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.
- To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify.
- To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language.
- To express distinctly; to give utterance to.

Meaning of 'articulate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . articulate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Example in sentence:
  • Can the child sound out this complicated word?;
  • I cannot say `zip wire';
  • She pronounces French words in a funny way
Meaning (2):
- put into words or an expression
Example in sentence:
  • He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
Meaning (3):
- unite by forming a joint or joints
Example in sentence:
  • the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones
Meaning (4):
- provide with a joint
Example in sentence:
  • the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
5 . articulate [ a]
Meaning (5):
- expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
Example in sentence:
  • an articulate orator;
  • articulate beings;
  • articulate speech

Nearby Words:

art art union artemia artemisia arteriac arterial arterialization arterialize arterialized arterializing

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