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articulate
[ adjective noun ahr-tik-yuh-lit; verb ahr-tik-yuh-leyt ]
adjective
- uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- capable of speech; not speechless.
- using language easily and fluently; having facility with words:
an articulate speaker.
- expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness:
an articulate thought.
Synonyms:
Antonyms: ,
- made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts:
an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area.
- (of ideas, form, etc.) having a meaningful relation to other parts:
an articulate image.
- having parts or distinct areas organized into a coherent or meaningful whole; unified:
an articulate system of philosophy.
- Zoology. having joints or articulations; composed of segments.
verb (used with object)
- to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- Phonetics. to make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary to utter (a speech sound).
- to give clarity or distinction to:
to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea.
- Dentistry. to position or reposition (teeth); subject to articulation.
- to unite by a joint or joints.
- to reveal or make distinct:
an injection to articulate arteries so that obstructions can be observed by x-ray.
verb (used without object)
- to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words; enunciate:
to articulate with excessive precision.
- Phonetics. to articulate a speech sound.
- Anatomy, Zoology. to form a joint.
- Obsolete. to make terms of agreement.
noun
- a segmented invertebrate.
articulate
adjective
- able to express oneself fluently and coherently
an articulate lecturer
- having the power of speech
- distinct, clear, or definite; well-constructed
an articulate voice
an articulate document
- zoology (of arthropods and higher vertebrates) possessing joints or jointed segments
verb
- to speak or enunciate (words, syllables, etc) clearly and distinctly
- tr to express coherently in words
- intr zoology to be jointed or form a joint
- tr to separate into jointed segments
Derived Forms
- ˈپܱٱ, adverb
- ˈپܱٱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·پ··· [ahr-, tik, -y, uh, -l, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ·پu·ٱ· adverb
- ·پu·ٱ·Ա ·پ··· [ahr-, tik, -y, uh, -l, uh, -see], noun
- ·پ···پ [ahr-, tik, -y, uh, -ley-tiv, -l, uh, -tiv], adjective
- a·پu·ٱ verb misarticulated misarticulating
- ܱt··پu·ٱ adjective
- ԴDza·پu·ٱ adjective
- non·پu·ٱ· adverb
- non·پu·ٱ·Ա noun
- ԴDza·پu·t adjective
- v··پu·ٱ adjective
- v··پu·ٱ verb overarticulated overarticulating
- a·پu·ٱ adjective
- d··پu·ٱ adjective
- pseudo··پu·ٱ· adverb
- a·پu·ٱ verb rearticulated rearticulating
- i··پu·ٱ adjective
- semi··پu·ٱ· adverb
- ܲa·پu·ٱ adjective
- sub·پu·ٱ· adverb
- sub·پu·ٱ·Ա noun
- ܲa·پu·t adjective
- ܲa·پu·ٱ adjective
- un·پu·ٱ· adverb
- ܲa·پu·t adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of articulate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of articulate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Tellingly, the right-wing noise machine can't even articulate the injustice that needs to be remedied here.
"There are no words that can articulate the devastation this tragedy has caused, and I can only hope that this sentence provides a sense of justice for those affected," she said.
It’s the one that articulates the project most fully.
He at times struggled to articulate his points on stage.
DSH: You just helped me articulate something I’ve been thinking about — how the pole itself functions as an element within what you all are doing.
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