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1. Having fluent speech characterized by clear expressive language
   "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
    
2. Consisting of segments held together by joints
   - articulated

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

Derived forms: articulated, articulates, articulating

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, offer, provide, render, say, show, state, supply, tell, unite

Antonym: unarticulate, unarticulated

Encyclopedia: Articulate