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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for articulate:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

articulate
    adj 1: expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear
           expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate
           orator"; "articulate beings" [ant: inarticulate,
           unarticulate]
    2: consisting of segments held together by joints [syn:
       articulated, articulate] [ant: unarticulated]
    v 1: provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of
         wood" [syn: joint, articulate]
    2: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns
       to the board of trustees" [syn: give voice, formulate,
       word, phrase, articulate]
    3: 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?" [syn:
       pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out,
       enunciate, say]
    4: unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone
       articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"
    5: express or state clearly [syn: articulate, enunciate,
       vocalize, vocalise]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. articulatus. See
   Articulata.]
   1. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
      [Archaic] --Bacon.
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   2. Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united
      by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.
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   3. Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible;
      characterized by division into words and syllables; as,
      articulate speech, sounds, words.
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            Total changes of party and articulate opinion.
                                                  --Carlyle.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, n. (Zool.)
   An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Articulated;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Articulating].
   1. To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds
      of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.
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   2. To treat or make terms. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   3. To join or be connected by articulation.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, v. t.
   1. To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together
      with joints or at the joints.
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   2. To draw up or write in separate articles; to
      particularize; to specify. [Obs.]
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   3. To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct
      syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate
      letters or language. "To articulate a word." --Ray.
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   4. To express distinctly; to give utterance to.
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            Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand
            already begun in the Christian church. --Bibliotheca
                                                  Sacra.
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            To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the
            people.                               --Carlyle.
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