Articulate

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Articulate

Verb

  1. To make clear or effective.
  2. To speak clearly; to enunciate.

    "I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly."

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

    "I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why."

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

    "an articulated bus"

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

    "Articulate that passage heavily."

Adjective

  1. Clear; effective.

    "(Can we add an example for this sense?)"

  2. Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution.<!--An idiomatic fact: [[articulate#Adjective]] doesn't mean good [[articulation#English:_Q4800959|articulation]] alone, regardless of whether it "ought to".-->

    "She’s a bright, articulate young woman."

  3. Consisting of segments united by joints.

    "jointed articulate animals"

  4. Distinctly marked off.

    "an articulate period in history"

  5. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

Noun

  1. An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

Anagrams of Articulate

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