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# articulate

«articulate» in Mova's school dictionary: **An articulate person can express ideas clearly and well…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (articulate, more articulate, most articulate); verb (articulate, articulates, articulated, articulating)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) An articulate person can express ideas clearly and well in words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#m1)

2) (verb) To articulate ideas or feelings is to express them clearly in words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#m2)

3) (verb) To articulate sounds is to say them clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#m3)

4) (verb, science) To articulate is to join with a joint so parts can move, like bones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Used in English and speaking lessons («articulate your ideas»), school reports, science (joints, articulated skeletons), and transport (an articulated lorry, a long lorry that bends in the middle).

### examples

- She is a very articulate speaker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#x1)
- Try to articulate your feelings instead of shouting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#x2)
- Articulate each word so the audience can hear you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#x3)
- The museum has an articulated dinosaur skeleton. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#x4)
- An articulated lorry bends in the middle when it turns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#x5)
- The upper arm bone articulates with the shoulder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#x6)
- He was too upset to articulate what had happened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#x7)
- By and by, the rushing noise began to sound like articulate language. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/#x8)

### note

Two pronunciations: adjective ar-TIK-yoo-lut; verb ar-TIK-yoo-late. Noun: «articulation». In the UK «articulated lorry» is often shortened to «artic»; in the US people say «semi» or «tractor-trailer».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «articulate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/articulate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.