articulate

Universal Words verb, adjective verb 1 [VN] (formal) to express or explain your thoughts or feelings clearly in words: She struggled to articulate her thoughts. * It is the school's duty to articulate its practices to parents. 2 to speak, pronounce or play sth in a clear way: [V] He was too drunk to articulate properly. * [VN] Every note was carefully articulated. [also Vspeech] 3 [V] ~ (with sth) (written) to be related to sth so that together the two parts form a whole: [V] These courses are designed to articulate with university degrees. 4 (technical) ~ (with sth) to be joined to sth else by a joint, so that movement is possible; to join sth in this way: [V] bones that articulate with others * [VN] a robot with articulated limbs adjective 1 (of a person) good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words: He was unusually articulate for a ten-year-old. * She is the most articulate critic of government policy. 2 (of speech) clearly expressed or pronounced: All we could hear were loud sobs, but no articulate words. OPPINARTICULATE