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English Dictionary: articulate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
articulate
adj
  1. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
    Antonym(s): inarticulate, unarticulate
  2. consisting of segments held together by joints
    Synonym(s): articulated, articulate
    Antonym(s): unarticulated
v
  1. provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
    Synonym(s): joint, articulate
  2. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
    Synonym(s): give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
  3. 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?"
    Synonym(s): pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
  4. unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"
  5. express or state clearly
    Synonym(s): articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise
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.
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