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articular |
articular muscle |
articularly |
articulary |
articulata |
articulate
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| articulated lorry
| articulately
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb articulate has 5 senses
- articulate(v = verb.possession) joint - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" is one way to furnish, provide, render, supply
- articulate(v = verb.communication) formulate, give voice, phrase, word - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" is one way to evince, express, show
- articulate(v = verb.communication) enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" Derived forms noun articulation3, noun articulation1, adjective articulative1, noun articulator1, adjective articulatory1
- articulate(v = verb.stative) Array - unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" is one way to connect, join, link, link up, unite
- articulate(v = verb.communication) enunciate, vocalise, vocalize - express or state clearly; Array is one way to say, state, tell
Derived forms noun articulation5, noun articulation4, noun articulation2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun articulation3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
Derived forms noun articulation3, adjective articulative1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Adjective articulate has 2 senses
- articulate(a = adj.all) Array - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" Derived form noun articulateness1
- articulate(a = adj.all) articulated - consisting of segments held together by joints; Array
Antonym: inarticulate
CIDE DICTIONARY
articulate, a. [L. articulatus. See Articulata.].
- Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants. [1913 Webster]
- Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words. [1913 Webster]"Total changes of party and articulate opinion." [1913 Webster]
articulate, n.
An animal of the subkingdom Articulata. [1913 Webster]
articulate, v. i.
- To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly. [1913 Webster]
- To treat or make terms. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To join or be connected by articulation. [1913 Webster]
articulate, v. t.
- To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints. [1913 Webster]
- To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify. [1913 Webster]
- To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language. Ray. [1913 Webster]
- To express distinctly; to give utterance to. [1913 Webster]"Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church." [1913 Webster]"To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
articulate, adj. & v.
--adj.
1 able to speak fluently and coherently.
2 (of sound or speech) having clearly distinguishable parts.
3 having joints.
--v.
1 tr. a pronounce (words, syllables, etc.) clearly and distinctly. b express (an idea etc.) coherently.
2 intr. speak distinctly (was quite unable to articulate).
3 tr. (usu. in passive) connect by joints.
4 tr. mark with apparent joints.
5 intr. (often foll. by with) form a joint.
--adj.
1 able to speak fluently and coherently.
2 (of sound or speech) having clearly distinguishable parts.
3 having joints.
--v.
1 tr. a pronounce (words, syllables, etc.) clearly and distinctly. b express (an idea etc.) coherently.
2 intr. speak distinctly (was quite unable to articulate).
3 tr. (usu. in passive) connect by joints.
4 tr. mark with apparent joints.
5 intr. (often foll. by with) form a joint.
Idiom
articulated lorry Brit. a lorry consisting of two or more sections connected by a flexible joint.
Derivative
articulacy n. articulately adv. articulateness n. articulator n.
Etymology
L articulatus (as ARTICLE, -ATE(2))
THESAURUS
articulate
Ciceronian, Demosthenian, Demosthenic, Tullian, accouple, accumulate, adjust, agglutinate, amass, apprehensible, assemble, associate, audible, band, batten, batten down, bolt, bond, bracket, breathe, bridge, bridge over, buckle, butt, button, cement, chain, chime, chorus, clap together, clasp, clear, cleat, clip, cognizable, collect, combine, come out with, communicate, comprehensible, comprise, concatenate, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, contrastive, convey, coordinate, copulate, couple, cover, definite, deliver, disclose, distinct, distinctive, dovetail, easily understood, easy to understand, eloquent, embrace, emit, encompass, enunciate, exoteric, express, facund, fathomable, felicitous, fling off, fluent, formulate, free-speaking, free-spoken, garrulous, gather, give, give expression, give out with, give tongue, give utterance, give voice, glib, glue, harmonize, hasp, hearable, hi-fi, high-fidelity, hinge, hitch, hook, impart, include, intelligible, jam, join, joint, jointed, knot, knowable, latch, lay together, league, let out, link, lip, lock, loud-speaking, loud-spoken, lump together, marry, marshal, mass, meaningful, merge, methodize, miter, mobilize, mortise, nail, oral, order, organize, out with, outspoken, pair, peg, penetrable, phonate, phrase, piece together, pin, plain, plain-speaking, plain-spoken, plumbable, pour forth, prehensible, present, prolix, pronounce, put forth, put in words, put together, rabbet, raise, readable, regulate, relate, rivet, roll into one, say, scarf, screw, scrutable, set forth, sew, significant, silver, silver-tongued, skewer, slick, smooth, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, snap, soft-speaking, soft-spoken, solder, sonant, sound, span, speaking, spellbinding, splice, spoken, staple, stick, stick together, stitch, systematize, tack, take in, talkative, talking, tape, tell, throw off, tie, toggle, true-speaking, understandable, unify, unite, utter, venting, verbalize, viva voce, vocalize, voice, voiced, wedge, weld, well-spoken, whisper, word, yoke, zipperROGET THESAURUS
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Voice
VB utter, breathe, give utterance, give tongue, cry, ejaculate, rap out, vocalize, prolate, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, accentuate, aspirate, deliver, mouth, whisper in the ear.N voice, vocality, organ, lungs, bellows, good voice, fine voice, powerful voice, musical voice, intonation, tone of voice, vocalization, cry, strain, utterance, prolation, exclamation, ejaculation, vociferation, ecphonesis, enunciation, articulation, articulate sound, distinctness, clearness, of articulation, stage whisper, delivery, accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress, broad accent, strong accent, pure accent, native accent, foreign accent, pronunciation, homonym, orthoepy, cacoepy, euphony, gastriloquism, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, polyphonism, polyphonist, phonology, vocal, phonetic, oral, ejaculatory, articulate, distinct, stertorous, euphonious, how sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman, the organ of the soul, thy voice is a celestial melody.
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