Articulate
WordNet
adjective
(1) Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
"Articulate speech"
"An articulate orator"
"Articulate beings"
(2) Consisting of segments held together by joints
verb
(3) Express or state clearly
(4) 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?"
(5) Put into words or an expression
"He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
(6) Provide with a joint
"The carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- clear, effective
- especially, speaking in a clear or effective manner
- She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
- able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals
- The robot arm was articulate in two directions.
Verb
- To make clear or effective.
- To speak clearly; to enunciate.
- I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
- To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
- I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
- To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
- an articulated bus
- to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
- Articulate that passage heavily.
- to form a joint or connect by joints
- The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.