1.  articulate(v = verb.possession) joint - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
is one way to furnish, provide, render, supply
Derived forms noun articulation₅, noun articulation₄, noun articulation₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

2.  articulate(v = verb.communication) formulate, give voice, phrase, word - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
is one way to evince, express, show
Derived form noun articulation₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

3.  articulate(v = verb.communication) enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out - 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?"
Derived forms noun articulation₃, noun articulation₁, adjective articulative₁, noun articulator₁, adjective articulatory₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

4.  articulate(v = verb.stative) - unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"
is one way to connect, join, link, link up, unite
Sample sentences: Something is ----ing PP

5.  articulate(v = verb.communication) enunciate, vocalise, vocalize - express or state clearly;
is one way to say, state, tell
Derived forms noun articulation₃, adjective articulative₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

1.  articulate(a = adj.all) - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"
Antonym: inarticulate
Derived form noun articulateness₁

2.  articulate(a = adj.all) articulated - consisting of segments held together by joints;

1.  Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2.  Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants. [1913 Webster]

3.  Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words. [1913 Webster]
"Total changes of party and articulate opinion." [1913 Webster]

   An animal of the subkingdom Articulata. [1913 Webster]

1.  To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly. [1913 Webster]

2.  To treat or make terms. Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.  To join or be connected by articulation. [1913 Webster]

1.  To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints. [1913 Webster]

2.  To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify. [1913 Webster]

3.  To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language. Ray. [1913 Webster]

4.  To express distinctly; to give utterance to. [1913 Webster]
"Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church." [1913 Webster]
"To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people." [1913 Webster]

articulate, adj. & v.
--adj.
1 able to speak fluently and coherently.
2 (of sound or speech) having clearly distinguishable parts.
3 having joints.
--v.
1 tr. a pronounce (words, syllables, etc.) clearly and distinctly. b express (an idea etc.) coherently.
2 intr. speak distinctly (was quite unable to articulate).
3 tr. (usu. in passive) connect by joints.
4 tr. mark with apparent joints.
5 intr. (often foll. by with) form a joint.

Idiom:
articulated lorry Brit. a lorry consisting of two or more sections connected by a flexible joint.

Derivative:
articulacy n. articulately adv. articulateness n. articulator n.

Etymology:
L articulatus (as ARTICLE, -ATE(2))

VB  utter, breathe, give utterance, give tongue, cry, ejaculate, rap out, vocalize, prolate, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, accentuate, aspirate, deliver, mouth, whisper in the ear.

N  voice, vocality, organ, lungs, bellows, good voice, fine voice, powerful voice, musical voice, intonation, tone of voice, vocalization, cry, strain, utterance, prolation, exclamation, ejaculation, vociferation, ecphonesis, enunciation, articulation, articulate sound, distinctness, clearness, of articulation, stage whisper, delivery, accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress, broad accent, strong accent, pure accent, native accent, foreign accent, pronunciation, homonym, orthoepy, cacoepy, euphony, gastriloquism, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, polyphonism, polyphonist, phonology, vocal, phonetic, oral, ejaculatory, articulate, distinct, stertorous, euphonious, how sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman, the organ of the soul, thy voice is a celestial melody.