ARTICULATE

articulate

Noun

  1. An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

Verb

  1. To make clear or effective.
  2. To speak clearly; to enunciate.
    I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
  3. To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
    I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
  4. To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
    an articulated bus
  5. to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
    Articulate that passage heavily.
  6. to form a joint or connect by joints
    The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
  7. To treat or make terms.

Adjective

  1. clear, effective
  2. especially, speaking in a clear or effective manner
    She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
  3. able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
    The robot arm was articulate in two directions.
    articulate animals or plants
  4. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
  5. Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.


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