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ar·tic·u·late
I. \ärˈtikyələ̇t, ȧˈ- sometimes -ˌlāt; usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin articulatus, from Latin, past participle of articulare to divide into joints, utter distinctly, from articulus division, part, joint
1. obsolete : expressed in separate items or particulars
2.
a. : segmented into syllables or especially into words meaningfully arranged : constituting intelligible speech
< an articulate cry >
b. : possessing the faculty or power of speech
c. : expressing oneself readily : not reserved : not reticent
< too articulate to be trusted with a secret >
: expressed readily
< gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions — Survey Graphic >
d. : expressing oneself clearly and effectively enough to gain attention; also : expressed in such a manner
< the primitive poet … was used by the community to make its spiritual needs articulate — C.D.Lewis >
3.
a. : jointed on : consisting of segments united by joints : jointed
< articulate animals >
< articulate plants >
b. : distinctly marked off : formulated in clearly distinguished parts : distinct
< an articulate period of history >
< the way in which an articulate system blinds the thinker — Irwin Edman >
Synonyms: see vocal
II. \-ˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to draw up or write in separate articles : specify, particularize
2.
a.
(1) : to make (the breath stream) articulate
< speech is articulated air >
(2) : to pronounce distinctly (a syllable, word, or speech sound)
b. : to give clear and effective utterance to
< articulate the dumb, deep want of the people — Thomas Carlyle >
3.
a.
(1) : to unite by means of a joint : put together with joints or at the joints
< articulated mastodon remains — Journal of Geology >
(2) : to joint together permanently or semipermanently by means of a pivot connection for operating separate forms, frames, or segments as a unit
< articulated locomotive >
< articulated railroad car >
b. : to form or fit into a systematically related whole : interrelate systematically : coordinate coherently
< the high schools have been articulated with the state university >
< the problem is to articulate the ideas — E.D.Canham >
4. : to arrange (artificial teeth) on an articulator
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to make or come to terms
2.
a. : to utter articulate sounds or utter intelligible speech : speak distinctly
< too frightened to articulate >
b. : to manipulate the vocal organs so as to produce a speech sound
3.
a. : to become jointed : become united or connected by means of a joint
< bones that articulate with each other >
b. : to be united or connected in a systematic interrelation
< at the beginning of the 19th century there were a number of school units in existence, none of which articulated with the others — J.D.Russell & C.H.Judd >
III. \-_lə̇t, -ˌlāt, usu -d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin Articulata
: one of the Articulata |