articulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce articulate in British English:
UK [ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪt , ɑːˈtɪkjələt]
How to pronounce articulate in American English:
US [ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪt , ɑːrˈtɪkjələt]
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- Verb:
- provide with a joint
- put into words or an expression
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- express or state clearly
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- Adjective:
- expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
- consisting of segments held together by joints
Word Origin
- articulate (v.)
- 1590s, "to divide speech into distinct parts" (earlier "to formally bring charges against," 1550s), from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare "to separate into joints," also "to utter distinctly," from articulus "joint" (see article). Generalized sense of "express in words" is from 1690s. Literal sense, "to join, to attach by joints," is attested from 1610s. Earlier senses, "to set forth in articles," "to bring a charge against" (1560s) now are obsolete or nearly so. Related: Articulated; articulating.
- articulate (adj.)
- 1580s in the speech sense (1570s as "formulated in articles"), from Latin articulatus (see articulate (v.)). Literal meaning "composed of segments united by joints" is from c. 1600; the general sense of "speaking accurately" is short for articulate-speaking (1829). Related: Articulately.
Example
- 1. Articulate your feelings without attacking others .
- 2. It makes you crystallize and articulate the desires floating in your mind .
- 3. And was able to articulate the issues that are facing our country today .
- 4. Duke ellington was a great artist and an elegant , articulate man .
- 5. Qaddafi " spoke the unpalatable truths that others " -- those elites -- " did not dare to articulate . "