1. Having fluent speech characterized by clear expressive language
   "articulate beings"; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"
    
2. Consisting of segments held together by joints
   "The articulate toy could be posed in various positions";
   - articulated

1. Express or state clearly
   "She articulated her ideas eloquently";
   - enunciate, vocalize, vocalise [Brit]
    
2. Put into words or an expression
   "He articulated his concerns to the board of trustees";
   - give voice, formulate, word, phrase
    
3. Say (a word, phrase or syllable) in a certain way
   "She articulates French words in a funny way";
   - pronounce, enounce [archaic], sound out, enunciate, say
    
4. Unite by forming a joint or joints
   "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"
    
5. (carpentry) provide with a joint
   "the carpenter articulated two pieces of wood";
   - joint

Derived forms: articulated, articulating, articulates

See also: communicative, communicatory, eloquent, facile, fluent, jointed, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, speaking, speech-endowed, spoken, well-spoken

Type of: connect, evince [formal], express, furnish, join, link, link up, mouth, offer, provide, render, say, show, speak, state, supply, talk, tell, unite, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Antonym: inarticulate, unarticulated

Encyclopedia: Articulate