1. (

• joint ,
• articulate

) provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" ;

2. (

• give_voice ,
• formulate ,
• word ,
• phrase ,
• articulate ,

) put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" ;

3. (

• pronounce ,
• articulate ,
• enounce ,
• sound_out ,
• enunciate ,
• say ,

) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" ;

4. (

• articulate

) unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" ;

5. (

• articulate ,
• enunciate ,
• vocalize ,
• vocalise ,

) express or state clearly ;

1. (

• articulate

) expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" ;

2. (

• articulated ,
• articulate ,

) consisting of segments held together by joints ;