articulate

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Latin articulātus

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) enPR: ärtĭ'kyələt, IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/, X-SAMPA: /A:(r\)"tIk.jU.l@t/
(US) enPR: ärtĭ'kyələt, IPA: /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/, X-SAMPA: /A:r\"tIk.j@.l@t/

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Adjective[edit]

articulate (comparative more articulate, superlative most articulate)

clear, effective
especially, speaking in a clear or effective manner

She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals

The robot arm was articulate in two directions.

articulate animals or plants
Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

(Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)

Synonyms[edit]

(good at speaking): eloquent, well-spoken

Translations[edit]

clear, effective

Bulgarian: ясен (bg) (jasen), отчетлив (bg) (otčetliv)
Dutch: duidelijk (nl), klaar (nl), efficiënt (nl)
French: clair (fr)
German: klar (de), effektiv (de)

Hungarian: érthető (hu), világos (hu)
Italian: chiaro (it)
Spanish: claro (es)

speaking in a clear or effective manner

Bulgarian: членоразделен (bg) (členorazdelen)
Dutch: welbespraakt (nl), taalvaardig (nl)
French: éloquent (fr) m, éloquente (fr) f
German: redegewandt (de)
Hungarian: artikulált (hu)

Italian: eloquente (it)
Russian: выразительный (ru) (vyrazítel’nyj), членораздельный (ru) (členorazdél’nyj)
Scottish Gaelic: siùbhlach (gd), pongail (gd)
Spanish: elocuente (es)

able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals

Bulgarian: ставен (bg) (staven), шарнирен (bg) (šarniren)
Catalan: articulat (ca) m
Dutch: geleed (nl), gelede (nl), geärticuleerd (nl)

French: articulé (fr) m
Spanish: articulado (es) m

Noun[edit]

articulate (plural articulates)

(zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

Etymology 2[edit]

From the adjective.

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) enPR: ärtĭ'kyəlāt, IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/, X-SAMPA: /A:(r\)"tIk.jU.leIt/
(US) enPR: ärtĭ'kyəlāt, IPA: /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/, X-SAMPA: /A:r\"tIk.j@.leIt/

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Verb[edit]

articulate (third-person singular simple present articulates, present participle articulating, simple past and past participle articulated)

To make clear or effective.
To speak clearly; to enunciate.

I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.

I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.

an articulated bus
(music) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.

Articulate that passage heavily.
(anatomy) to form a joint or connect by joints

The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.