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/ɑrtˈɪkjəlˌeɪt/ /ɑrtˈɪkjələt/ Listen

verb

Articulate 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."

4.

To express distinctly; to give utterance to. "Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church." "To... articulate the dumb, deep want of the people."

Articulate v. i. (past & past part. articulated; pres. part. 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.)

3.

To join or be connected by articulation.

adjective

Articulate adj.

1.

Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. (Archaic)

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."

noun

Articulate n. (Zool.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

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"Articulate" Quotes from Famous Books

... admonition meant. To Amherst, so long thwarted in his chosen work, the subject of Westmore was becoming an idee fixe; and it was natural that Hanaford should class him as a man of one topic. But Justine had guessed at his other side; a side as long thwarted, and far less articulate, which she intended to wake into life. She had felt it in him from the first, though their talks had so uniformly turned on the subject which palled on Hanaford; and it had been revealed to her during the silent hours ...

— The Fruit of the Tree • Edith Wharton

... machine to progress as easily as the old-fashioned balloon used to drift before a breeze. Teuta, who had naturally very fine sight, seemed to see even better than I did, for as we drew nearer to the Tower, and its round, open top began to articulate itself, she commenced to prepare for her part of the task. She it was who uncoiled the long drag-rope ready for her lowering. We were proceeding so gently that she as well as I had hopes that I might be able to actually balance the ...

— The Lady of the Shroud • Bram Stoker

... know what the people over there are staring at, father?" asked Darby, in a low, strained voice, while his lips quivered so that he could hardly articulate the words. "It's Joe, father, Thieving Joe—Joe Harris and Moll! They've got Bruno with them—the bear, you remember—and he's dancing and capering. But there's foam at his mouth, and his eyes are glittering; for Joe's raging ...

— Two Little Travellers - A Story for Girls • Frances Browne Arthur

... scarcely able to articulate, "once thou didst love my father. For the sake of that love, I pray you, grant ...

— In Doublet and Hose - A Story for Girls • Lucy Foster Madison

... poor Pomposo, with every fibre tingling with fear, was at my heels. I looked hurriedly around. The breeze had died away; and only an occasional breath from the deep-chested woods, more like a long sigh than any articulate sound, or the dry singing of a cicala in the heated canyon, were to be heard. I examined the ground carefully for rattlesnakes, but in vain. Yet here was Pomposo shivering from his arched neck to his sensitive haunches, his very flanks pulsating with terror. ...

— Tales of the Argonauts • Bret Harte

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