English Dictionary: articulate | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Articulate \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. [bd]To articulate a word.[b8] --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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Articulate \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. |