articulate

C1 Topic:Communication

US /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/ UK /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #18603

Meanings

1

verb
To express your thoughts or feelings clearly in words.

She articulated her concerns to the committee.
2

verb
To pronounce words clearly.

I wish he would articulate his words more clearly.
3

adj
Able to express ideas clearly and easily in words.

She is an articulate and confident speaker.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to express your thoughts or... express phrase

2 verb · to pronounce words clearly. enunciate pronounce

Word family

Forms articulatedarticulatesarticulating

Derived forms articulablearticulatabilityarticulatablearticulatelyarticulatenessarticulativearticulatorarticulatorybiarticulatecoarticulatedearticulatedisarticulate

Related forms articulationpseudoarticulatedpseudoarticulation

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

*h₂er- Proto-Indo-European

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# articulate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, adj
**IPA (US):** /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 18603

## Meanings
1. To express your thoughts or feelings clearly in words.
2. To pronounce words clearly.
3. Able to express ideas clearly and easily in words.

## Examples
- She articulated her concerns to the committee.
- I wish he would articulate his words more clearly.
- She is an articulate and confident speaker.

## Derived Forms
- articulable
- articulatability
- articulatable
- articulately
- articulateness
- articulative
- articulator
- articulatory
- biarticulate
- coarticulate
- dearticulate
- disarticulate

## Related Forms
- articulation
- pseudoarticulated
- pseudoarticulation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂er-

## Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

## AI Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō. Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-.

## Topics
- Communication

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