Definitions for articulate

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articulate ar·tic·u·late

Spelling: [adjective, noun ahr-tik-yuh-lit; verb ahr-

IPA: /adjective, noun ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt; verb ɑrˈtɪk yəˌleɪt/

Articulate is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 574 anagrams from letters in articulate (aaceilrttu).

Definitions for articulate

noun

1. a segmented invertebrate.

adjective

1. uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
2. capable of speech; not speechless.
3. using language easily and fluently; having facility with words:
4. expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness:
5. made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts:
6. (of ideas, form, etc.) having a meaningful relation to other parts:
7. having parts or distinct areas organized into a coherent or meaningful whole; unified:
8. Zoology. having joints or articulations; composed of segments.

verb (used with object)

1. to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity.
2. Phonetics. to make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary to utter (a speech sound).
3. to give clarity or distinction to:
4. Dentistry. to position or reposition (teeth); subject to articulation.
5. to unite by a joint or joints.
6. to reveal or make distinct:

verb (used without object)

1. to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words; enunciate:
2. Phonetics. to articulate a speech sound.
3. Anatomy, Zoology. to form a joint.
4. Obsolete. to make terms of agreement.

Origin of articulate

First recorded in 1545-55, articulate is from the Latin word articulātus, past participle of articulāre to divide into distinct parts. See article, Examples for articulate

I have grown tired of the articulate utterances of men and things.

By and by, the rushing noise began to sound like articulate language.

I was looking for characters, originals, people who could articulate what they were doing in colorful ways.

Flooded by questions without words to articulate them, I connected images with explanations.

When finally he was able to articulate it was in broken gasps.

My soul was so completely touched, that I could not articulate.

My debate partner in Virginia was articulate, educated, likable, and familiar with a vast range of relevant scientific research.

I am not the most financially literate person (I would be hard-pressed to articulate the term “junk bond”).

His correspondence, much of which survives, is that of an incisive and articulate observer.

His voice was rather feeble, but clear, articulate, and musical.