Articulate

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a.	1.	Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
	2.	Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.
	3.	Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words. Total changes of party and articulate opinion. - Carlyle.
n.	1.	(Zool.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
v. i.	1.	To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly. [imp. & p. p. Articulated ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Articulating ( )]
	2.	To treat or make terms.
	3.	To join or be connected by articulation.
v. t.	1.	To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.
	2.	To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify.
	3.	To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language.
	4.	To express distinctly; to give utterance to. Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church. - Bibliotheca Sacra. To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people. - Carlyle.

Verb	1.	articulate - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" Synonyms: joint
	2.	articulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" Synonyms: give voice, phrase, word, formulate
	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?" Synonyms: enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, say
	4.	articulate - express or state clearly Synonyms: enunciate, vocalise, vocalize
Adj.	1.	articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" Antonyms: inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommital"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"
	2.	articulate - consisting of segments held together by joints Synonyms: articulated

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