articulate
adjective
1. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
- articulate speech
- an articulate orator
- articulate beings
Similar word(s): eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, communicative, communicatory, spoken
2. consisting of segments held together by joints
Similar word(s): jointed, articulated
Sentences with articulate as an adjective:
- She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
- The robot arm was articulate in two directions.
- articulate animals or plants
noun
1. (zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
verb
1. provide with a joint
Similar word(s): joint
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
2. put into words or an expression
Similar word(s): formulate, phrase, word
Definition categories: communication, evince, express, show
3. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Similar word(s): enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say
Definition categories: communication
4. unite by forming a joint or joints
- the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones
Definition categories: stative, connect, join, link, unite
5. express or state clearly
Similar word(s): enunciate, vocalise, vocalize
Definition categories: communication, say, state, tell
Sentences with articulate as a verb:
- I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
- I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
- an articulated bus
- Articulate that passage heavily.
- The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.