articulate in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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?"
   pronounce  articulate  enounce  sound out  enunciate  say 
   
2. express or state clearly
   articulate  enunciate  vocalize  vocalise 
   
3. put into words or an expression
   "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
   give voice  formulate  word  phrase  articulate 
   
4. provide with a joint
   "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
   joint  articulate 
   
5. unite by forming a joint or joints
   "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"
   articulate 
   

1. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
   "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
   articulate 
   
2. consisting of segments held together by joints
   articulated  articulate 
   

articulate in Webster's English dictionary

1. Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words.
   
2. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
   
3. Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.
   

1. An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
   

1. To join or be connected by articulation.
   
2. To treat or make terms.
   
3. To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.
   

1. To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify.
   
2. To express distinctly; to give utterance to.
   
3. To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language.
   
4. To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.
   

articulate in English Wiktionary