"articulate" meaning in English

See articulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ [UK], /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [US] Audio: en-us-articulate-adj.ogg [US], en-gb-articulate-adj.ogg [UK] Forms: more articulate [comparative], most articulate [superlative]
enPR: ärtĭ'kyələt Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt, -ɪkjʊleɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{bor|en|la|articulātus||distinct, articulated, jointed}} Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} articulate (comparative more articulate, superlative most articulate)
  1. Clear; effective. Translations (clear, effective): ясен (jasen) (Bulgarian), отчетлив (otčetliv) (Bulgarian), 清晰的 (Chinese Mandarin), 有效的 (Chinese Mandarin), duidelijk (Dutch), klaar (Dutch), efficiënt (Dutch), selkeä (Finnish), clair (French), klar (German), effektiv (German), ευκρινής (efkrinís) (Greek), érthető (Hungarian), világos (Hungarian), chiaro (Italian), articulado (Portuguese), ਸਾਫ਼ (sāf) (Punjabi), ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ (sapaśśaṭ) (Punjabi), claro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-adj-s~ub6OWR Disambiguation of 'clear, effective': 79 13 2 3 1 2
  2. Speaking in a clear and effective manner. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms (good at speaking): eloquent, well-spoken Translations (speaking in a clear or effective manner): հոդաբաշխ (hodabašx) (Armenian), членоразделен (členorazdelen) (Bulgarian), 能说会道的 (Chinese Mandarin), 口齿伶俐的 (Chinese Mandarin), welbespraakt (Dutch), taalvaardig (Dutch), elokventa (Esperanto), selväpuheinen (Finnish), éloquent (French), redegewandt (German), sprachlich gewandt (German), εύγλωττος (évglottos) (Greek), artikulált (Hungarian), eloquente (Italian), ēloquens (Latin), pūkōrero (Maori), wahapū (Maori), korokoro tūī (Maori), articulado (Portuguese), elocvent (Romanian), вырази́тельный (vyrazítelʹnyj) (Russian), членоразде́льный (členorazdélʹnyj) (Russian), siùbhlach (Scottish Gaelic), pongail (Scottish Gaelic), elocuente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-adj-aYeyHksh Disambiguation of Personality: 2 28 2 5 9 12 5 2 10 13 4 1 2 3 Disambiguation of 'good at speaking': 10 46 10 17 9 8 Disambiguation of 'speaking in a clear or effective manner': 29 52 4 6 5 4
  3. Consisting of segments united by joints.
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-adj-fSo1pBbJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 12 19 1 4 4 3 1 13 13 1 1 16
  4. Distinctly marked off. Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-adj-DHSRteos Disambiguation of Talking: 4 9 9 15 2 4 3 2 10 17 9 2 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 12 19 1 4 4 3 1 13 13 1 1 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 5 11 18 2 4 4 5 2 12 12 1 2 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 5 10 18 2 4 5 6 1 12 12 2 2 14 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 6 4 12 20 1 4 3 3 2 13 12 2 2 15
  5. (obsolete) Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-adj-7ZBLWMBK
  6. (obsolete, of sound) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-adj-hNRg620U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals): ставен (staven) (Bulgarian), шарнирен (šarniren) (Bulgarian), articulat (Catalan), 有关节的 (Chinese Mandarin), geleed (Dutch), gelede (Dutch), geärticuleerd (Dutch), nivelletty (Finnish), nivel- (Finnish), articulé (French), αρθρωτός (arthrotós) (Greek), articulado (Portuguese), articulável (Portuguese), articulado (Spanish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals': 25 11 20 30 5 10

Noun

IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ [UK], /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [US] Audio: en-us-articulate-adj.ogg [US], en-gb-articulate-adj.ogg [UK] Forms: articulates [plural]
enPR: ärtĭ'kyələt Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt, -ɪkjʊleɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{bor|en|la|articulātus||distinct, articulated, jointed}} Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} articulate (plural articulates)
  1. (zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-noun-yG1wbq8j Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/ [UK], /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-articulate-verb.ogg [US], en-gb-articulate-verb.ogg [UK] Forms: articulates [present, singular, third-person], articulating [participle, present], articulated [participle, past], articulated [past]
enPR: ärtĭ'kyəlāt Etymology: From the adjective. Head templates: {{en-verb}} articulate (third-person singular simple present articulates, present participle articulating, simple past and past participle articulated)
  1. (transitive) To make clear or effective. Tags: transitive Translations (to make clear): изяснявам (izjasnjavam) (Bulgarian), uitleggen (Dutch), selventää (Finnish), articuler (French), artikulieren (German), διευκρινίζω (diefkrinízo) (Greek), artikular (Ido), articular (Portuguese), ਸਾਫ਼ ਬੋਲਣਾ (sāf bolṇā) (Punjabi), ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟੀਕਰਨ ਦੇਣਾ (sapaśśaṭīkran deṇā) (Punjabi), articula (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-verb-8PT5zRSY Disambiguation of 'to make clear': 79 3 11 0 0 0 8
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to speak clearly): произнасям ясно (proiznasjam jasno) (Bulgarian), артикулирам (artikuliram) (Bulgarian), artikulovat (Czech), articuleren (Dutch), goed/correct uitspreken (Dutch), uitspraak verzorgen (Dutch), artikuloida (Finnish), ääntää (Finnish), articuler (French), artikulieren (German), αρθρώνω (arthróno) (Greek), artikulál (Hungarian), artikular (Ido), artykułować [imperfective] (Polish), wyartykułować [perfective] (Polish), articular (Portuguese), ਸਾਫ਼ ਬੋਲਣਾ (sāf bolṇā) (Punjabi), articula (Romanian), articular (Spanish), vocalizar (Spanish), artikulera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-verb-YF2mWZ3B Disambiguation of 'to speak clearly': 1 99 0 0 0 0 0
  3. (transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Talking Translations (to explain): uitdrukken (Dutch), selittää (Finnish), formuler (French), ausdrücken (German), αποσαφηνίζω (aposafinízo) (Greek), artikulál (Hungarian), kifejez (Hungarian), szavakba önt (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-verb-9j0VOCGN Disambiguation of Talking: 4 9 9 15 2 4 3 2 10 17 9 2 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 12 19 1 4 4 3 1 13 13 1 1 16 Disambiguation of 'to explain': 0 5 86 2 1 1 5
  4. (transitive) To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend. Tags: transitive Translations (to hinge): geleed zijn (Dutch), niveltää (Finnish), saranoida (Finnish), αρθρώνω (arthróno) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-verb-JUH8roYr Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 12 19 1 4 4 3 1 13 13 1 1 16 Disambiguation of 'to hinge': 3 3 10 60 3 10 10
  5. (music, transitive) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Music Translations (music: to attack a note): benadrukken (Dutch), artikuloida (Finnish), betonen (German), artykułować [imperfective] (Polish), wyartykułować [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-verb-eZOBLeeg Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'music: to attack a note': 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
  6. (anatomy, intransitive) to form a joint or connect by joints Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (anatomy: to form a joint): свързвам (svǎrzvam) (Bulgarian), съединявам (sǎedinjavam) (Bulgarian), articuleren (Dutch), artikigi (Esperanto), niveltyä (Finnish), articuler (French), αρθρώνω (arthróno) (Greek), ízesül (Hungarian), ízül [rare] (Hungarian), articular (Portuguese), articularse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-verb-g982l2aR Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'anatomy: to form a joint': 2 0 2 6 1 88 2
  7. (obsolete) To treat or make terms. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-articulate-en-verb-YDF4ruw5 Disambiguation of Talking: 4 9 9 15 2 4 3 2 10 17 9 2 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 12 19 1 4 4 3 1 13 13 1 1 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: articulable, coarticulate Related terms: articulation, pseudoarticulated, pseudoarticulation
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "sprachlich gewandt"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "speaking in a clear or effective manner",
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          "code": "la",
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "speaking in a clear or effective manner",
          "word": "korokoro tūī"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "speaking in a clear or effective manner",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vyrazítelʹnyj",
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          "word": "вырази́тельный"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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          "word": "pongail"
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      "word": "изяснявам"
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      "sense": "to make clear",
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      "sense": "to make clear",
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      "word": "произнасям ясно"
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      "word": "artikulál"
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      "code": "de",
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    {
      "code": "el",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to hinge",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "el",
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      "word": "αρθρώνω"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "word": "benadrukken"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "code": "bg",
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "anatomy: to form a joint",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "anatomy: to form a joint",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "anatomy: to form a joint",
      "word": "niveltyä"
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      "sense": "anatomy: to form a joint",
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    {
      "code": "el",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anatomy: to form a joint",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anatomy: to form a joint",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anatomy: to form a joint",
      "word": "articularse"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Articulation"
  ],
  "word": "articulate"
}

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