Sekirov Dictionary

articulate

UK /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/US /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/

adjective 7
noun 1
/ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/ verb 7
forms 5

adjective7

Clear; effective.
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Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution.
- She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
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Consisting of segments united by joints.
- The robot arm was articulate in two directions.
Distinctly marked off.
(no longer used) Articulated (all senses).
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(no longer used) Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
- articulate sounds — 1627
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(no longer used) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.
- Brutes cannot form articulate Sounds, cannot articulate the Sounds of the Voice, excepting some few Birds, as the Parrot, Pye, &c. — 1728

noun1

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An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
- They considered articulates to be pre-adapted for an eleutherozoic existence because they possess muscular arms which are potentially of value in crawling and swimming, as in comatulids. — 1977

articulate

UK /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/US /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/

verb7

To make clear or effective.
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To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
- I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
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To speak clearly; to enunciate.
- I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
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To form a joint or connect by joints.
- The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
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To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
- Articulate that passage heavily.
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(no longer used) To treat or make terms.
- Send us to Rome / The best, with whom we may articulate / For their own good and ours. — 1605

forms

articulated · articulating · articulates · more articulate · most articulate

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