articulate
IPA: ɑrtˈɪkjʌɫeɪt
noun
- (zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
verb
- (transitive) To make clear or effective.
- (transitive, intransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.
- (transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
- (transitive) To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
- (music, transitive) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
- (anatomy, intransitive) to form a joint or connect by joints
- (obsolete) To treat or make terms.
adjective
- Clear; effective.
- Speaking in a clear and effective manner.
- Consisting of segments united by joints.
- Distinctly marked off.
- (obsolete) Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
- (obsolete, of sound) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.
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Examples of "articulate" in Sentences
- He articulated his opinions to the public.
- Pompey is a bawd, and articulate if garrulous.
- He is genteel, articulate, poised and charming.
- It was the articulated version of the Wright Liberator.
- The rest of the article is then to articulate the lead.
- It also articulates with the septal cartilage of the nose.
- Neier was a forceful and articulate spokesperson for the organization.
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