ar·tic·u·late (är-t k y -lt)adj. 1. Endowed with the power of speech. 2. Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words, as human speech. 3. Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language: an articulate speaker. 4. Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language: an articulate essay. 5. Anatomy Consisting of sections united by joints; jointed. v. (-l  t ) ar·tic·u·lat·ed, ar·tic·u·lat·ing, ar·tic·u·lates v.tr. 1. To pronounce distinctly and carefully; enunciate. 2. To utter (a speech sound) by making the necessary movements of the speech organs. 3. To express in coherent verbal form; give words to: couldn't articulate my fears. 4. To fit together into a coherent whole; unify: a plan to articulate nursing programs throughout the state. 5. Anatomy To unite by forming a joint or joints. 6. Architecture To give visible or concrete expression to (the composition of structural elements): a spare design in which windows and doors are barely articulated. v.intr. 1. To speak clearly and distinctly. 2. To utter a speech sound. 3. Anatomy To form a joint; be jointed: The thighbone articulates with the bones of the hip. [Latin articul tus, past participle of articulre, to divide into joints, utter distinctly, from articulus, small joint; see article.]ar·tic u·late·ly adv.ar·tic u·late·ness, ar·ticu·la·cy (-l-s ) n. |
articulate
adj [ɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt]
1. able to express oneself fluently and coherently an articulate lecturer
2. having the power of speech
3. distinct, clear, or definite; well-constructed an articulate voice an articulate document
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology (of arthropods and higher vertebrates) possessing joints or jointed segments
vb [ɑːˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt]
1. to speak or enunciate (words, syllables, etc.) clearly and distinctly
2. (tr) to express coherently in words
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) Zoology to be jointed or form a joint
4. (tr) to separate into jointed segments
[from Latin articulāre to divide into joints; see article]
articulately adv
articulateness , articulacy n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | articulate - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" |
| 2. | articulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" ask - direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question" lexicalise, lexicalize - make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language; "The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English" formularise, formularize - express as a formula | |
| 3. | articulate - 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?" twang - pronounce with a nasal twang devoice - utter with tense vocal chords raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way palatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" mispronounce, misspeak - pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words" aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds retroflex - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants" subvocalise, subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized" syllabise, syllabize - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read" drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels" lisp - speak with a lisp accent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click" trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's" sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilant flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds explode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's" | |
| 4. | articulate - unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" | |
| 5. |  articulate - express or state clearly | |
| Adj. | 1. | articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray spoken - uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken" inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" |
| 2. | articulate - consisting of segments held together by joints |
articulate
adjective
expressive, clear, effective, vocal, meaningful, understandable, coherent, persuasive, fluent, eloquent, lucid, comprehensible, communicative, intelligible She is an articulate young woman.
expressive halting, silent, unclear, dumb, mute, faltering, mumbled, stammering, hesitant, incomprehensible, stuttering, unintelligible, speechless, incoherent, tongue-tied, indistinct, voiceless, poorly-spoken
expressive halting, silent, unclear, dumb, mute, faltering, mumbled, stammering, hesitant, incomprehensible, stuttering, unintelligible, speechless, incoherent, tongue-tied, indistinct, voiceless, poorly-spoken
Translations
articulate
A. [ɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt] ADJ
1. [speech, account] → articulado; [person] → que se expresa bien
she's very or highly articulate → se expresa muy bien
he's not very articulate → le cuesta expresarse
she's very or highly articulate → se expresa muy bien
he's not very articulate → le cuesta expresarse
2. (Anat) → articulado
articulate [ɑːrˈtɪkjʊlət]
adj [person] → qui s'exprime clairement et aisément; [speech] → bien articulé(e), prononcé(e) clairement; [description] → clair(e) et précis(e)
vi → articuler, parler distinctement
articulate
adj
sentence, book → klar; to be articulate → sich gut or klar ausdrücken können; clear and articulate → klar und deutlich; that is amazingly articulate for a five-year-old → das ist erstaunlich gut ausgedrückt für einen Fünfjährigen
(Anat) → gegliedert
vt
(= pronounce) → artikulieren
(= state) reasons, views etc → darlegen
(Anat) to be articulated → zusammenhängen (to, with mit)
vi → artikulieren
v articulate [aːˈtikjuleit]
to speak or pronounce The teacher articulated (his words) very carefully. artikuleer, uitspreek يَنْطُق بِوضوح، يَلْفُظ изговарям artikulovat, vyslovovat formulere; velartikulere deutlich (aus)sprechen αρθρώνω articular hääldama بیان کردن؛ شمرده ادا کردن lausua articuler לְבָטֵא साफ बोलना artikulirati tagoltan ejt mengucapkan bera fram articolare はっきりと発音する 똑똑히 발음하다 tarti, artikuliuoti artikulēt; skaidri izrunāt tutur uitspreken snakke tydelig, artikulere wymawiać articular a articula отчётливо произносить artikulovať artikulirati jasno govoriti artikulera พูด açık seçik konuşmak, tane tane söylemek 清晰表達 чітко вимовляти وضاحت سے بولنا phát âm rõ ràng 讲话
[-lət] adj
able to express one's thoughts clearly He's unusually articulate for a three-year-old child. verstaanbaar واضِح الكَلام، مُتَلَفِّظ членоразделен schopný řeči/vyjádření veltalende sprachgewandt ευφραδής que se expresa bien selgestiväljenduv گویا؛ رسا ulosanniltaan selkeä qui s'exprime bien מֵטִיב לְהִתְבַּטֵא स्पष्ट razgovjetan világos fasih málfær articolato, chiaro, (che ha facilità di parola) はっきりと表現する 분명한 aiškiai kalbantis skaidri runājošs; skaidri formulējošs pandai bercakap welbespraakt veltalende, som har god språkevne sprawny werbalnie claro care se exprimă uşor чётко выражающий свои мысли výrečný izoblikovan; ki se zna izražati rečit artikulerad, talför สามารถพูดได้ชัดถ้อยชัดคำ ifade yeteneği iyi olan 表達力強的 такий, що чітко вимовляє صاف تلفظ سے بولنا nói lưu loát 表达力强的
adv arˈticulately [-lət-]
verstaanbaar بِنُطْقِ واضِح членоразделно zřetelně veltalende; velartikuleret artikuliert με ευφράδεια fluidamente, con claridad selgesti بطور واضح selkeästi avec aisance בִּבְהִירוּת स्पष्ट उच्चारण के साथ razgovjetno tagoltan dengan fasih skÿrlega; léttilega in modo chiaro はっきりと 분명하게 aiškiai skaidri dengan tuturnya welbespraakt veltalende, artikulert wyraźnie, precyzyjnie com clareza cu uşurinţă отчётливо zreteľne z lahkoto rečito artikulerat อย่างชัดถ้อยชัดคำ açıkça, açık seçik 能言善道地 членороздільно صاف طور پر rõ ràng 表达力强地
n arˈticulateness [-lət-]
verstaanbaarheid وُضوح النُّطْق членоразделен výřečnost, zřetelnost veltalenhed; velartikulerethed die Artikulation ευφράδεια fluidez, facilidad de elocución selgus گویایی؛ فصاحت selkeäpuheisuus facilité d'élocution בְּהִירוּת דִיבּוּר स्पष्ट उच्चारण razgovjetnost tagoltság kefasihan skÿrleiki í framburði/framsetningu; málhæfni chiarezza, eloquenza 明確さ 명료함 sugebėjimas aiškiai reikšti mintis skaidrība (runā, formulējumos) kepandaian bertutur welbespraaktheid veltalenhet, god språkevne precyzja wypowiedzi fluência articulare отчётливость výrečnosť jasnost rečitost tydlighet, talförhet การพูดอย่างชัดถ้อยชัดคำ kolay anlaşılabilme 能言善道 членороздільність وضاحت ، صاف تلفظ سے ادائیگی sự phát âm rõ ràng 讲话
n arˌticuˈlation
artikulasie وُضوح مَخارِج الحُروف изговаряне artikulace artikulation; udtale die Artikulation άρθρωση articulación hääldamine مفصل؛ وضوح artikulointi articulation חִיתוּך דִיבּוּר उच्चारण artikulacija összeillesztés; ízület; artikuláció artikulasi framburður articolazione 明瞭な発音 명료한 발음 artikuliacija, tarimas artikulācija pertuturan articulatie artikulasjon artykulacja articulação articulaţie артикуляция artikulácia artikulacija artikulacija (jasno izgovaranje) artikulation, artikulering การออกเสียง seçkin anlatım 咬字 артикуляція ترتیل ، صاف ادائیگی cách nói rõ ràng 发音
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