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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.
Ar*tic"u*late, n. (Zo'94l.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
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.
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.
The verb Articulate has 3 senses
1. give_voice,formulate,word,phrase,articulate -- put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" 2. articulate,enunciate,vocalize,vocalise -- express or state clearly 3. joint,articulate -- provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
The adjective Articulate has 2 senses
1. articulate -- expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" 2. articulated,articulate 4 002 !a 0101 &a 0000 -- consisting of segments held together by joints
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