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| 1. | [ verb ] speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | |
| Synonyms: | say pronounce enunciate sound_out enounce | |
| Examples: | "She pronounces French words in a funny way" "I cannot say `zip wire'" "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
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| Related terms: | stress explode voice drawl raise syllabize aspirate sibilate subvocalize lilt twang round palatalize devoice click trill mispronounce flap explode roll vocalize lisp subvocalise nasalise retroflex articulator enunciation pronunciation pronunciation talk | |
| 2. | [ verb ] put into words or an expression | |
| Synonyms: | formulate phrase word give_voice | |
| Examples: | "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" |
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| Related terms: | express frame ask dogmatize formularize lexicalize word word articulation formulation conceptualization wording | |
| 3. | [ verb ] provide with a joint | |
| Synonyms: | joint | |
| Examples: | "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" |
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| Related terms: | supply carpentry articulation articulation jointer | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language | |
| Examples: | "articulate speech" "an articulate orator" "articulate beings" |
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| Related terms: | inarticulate eloquent speaking well-spoken well-spoken pronounced articulated spoken communicative | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] consisting of segments held together by joints | |
| Synonyms: | articulated | |
| Related terms: | unarticulated jointed | |
| 6. | [ verb ] express or state clearly | |
| Synonyms: | enunciate vocalise vocalize | |
| Related terms: | state enunciation | |
| Similar spelling: |
articulated articulately articulative articulator articulatio articular articulatory articulation articulary artistic article artistically articled artiste artichoke |
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