Associations to the word «Articulate»

Wiktionary

ARTICULATE, adjective. Clear, effective
ARTICULATE, adjective. Especially, speaking in a clear or effective manner
ARTICULATE, adjective. Able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
ARTICULATE, adjective. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
ARTICULATE, adjective. (obsolete) (of sound) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.
ARTICULATE, noun. (zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
ARTICULATE, verb. To make clear or effective.
ARTICULATE, verb. To speak clearly; to enunciate.
ARTICULATE, verb. To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
ARTICULATE, verb. To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
ARTICULATE, verb. (music) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
ARTICULATE, verb. (anatomy) to form a joint or connect by joints
ARTICULATE, verb. (obsolete) To treat or make terms.

Dictionary definition

ARTICULATE, verb. Provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood".
ARTICULATE, verb. Put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees".
ARTICULATE, verb. 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?".
ARTICULATE, verb. Unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones".
ARTICULATE, verb. Express or state clearly.
ARTICULATE, adjective. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings".
ARTICULATE, adjective. Consisting of segments held together by joints.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras