articulate

B2
Pronunciation
/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/
/ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/
/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/
/ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To make clear or effective.

2 Definition

To speak clearly; to enunciate.

Example Sentences
  • I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
3 Definition

To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.

Example Sentences
  • I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
4 Definition

To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.

Example Sentences
  • an articulated bus
5 Definition

To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.

Example Sentences
  • Articulate that passage heavily.
6 Definition

To form a joint or connect by joints

Example Sentences
  • The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
7 Definition

To treat or make terms.

Adjective
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

Clear; effective.

2 Definition

Speaking in a clear and effective manner.

Example Sentences
  • She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
3 Definition

Consisting of segments united by joints.

Example Sentences
  • The robot arm was articulate in two directions.
4 Definition

Distinctly marked off.

Example Sentences
  • an articulate period in history
5 Definition

Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

6 Definition

(of sound) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.