articulate

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Synonyms: particulate, articulata, articulare, inarticulate, articulated, unarticulate, reticulate, articulator, articulable, aciculate, articulacy

Antonyms: particulate, articulata, articulare, inarticulate, articulated, unarticulate, reticulate, articulator, articulable, aciculate, articulacy

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make clear or effective.
2. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To speak clearly; to [[enunciate]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[explain]]; to put into words; to make something [[specific]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
5. {{lb|en|music|transitive}} To [[attack]] a [[note]], as by [[tonguing]], [[slur]]ring, [[bow]]ing, etc.
6. {{lb|en|anatomy|intransitive}} To form a joint or connect by joints.
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To treat or make terms.

Adjective

1. [[clear|Clear]]; [[effective]].
2. [[speak|Speaking]] in a clear and effective manner; having both good [[articulation#English:_Q4800959|articulation]] and good [[elocution#English:_Q2255221|elocution]].<!--An idiomatic fact: [[articulate#Adjective]] doesn't mean good [[articulation#English:_Q4800959|articulation]] alone, regardless of whether it "ought to".-->
3. Consisting of [[segment]]s [[unite]]d by [[joint]]s.
4. Distinctly marked off.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|of sound}} Related to [[human]] [[speech]], as distinct from the [[vocalisation]] of [[animal]]s.
7. {{lb|en|obsolete|as a participle}} [[articulated|Articulated]] (all senses).

Noun

1. {{lb|en|zoology}} An animal of the [[subkingdom]] [[Articulata]].

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