articulate - Longman Dictionary

articulate · articulatear‧tic‧u‧late2 /ɑːˈtɪkjələt $ ɑːr-/ ○○○ adjective · 1 EXPRESSable to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult ... articulateFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglisharticulatear‧tic‧u‧late1/ɑːˈtɪkjəleɪt$ɑːr-/●○○verb    1EXPRESS[transitive]formaltoexpressyourideasorfeelingsinwords  Manypeopleareunabletoarticulatetheunhappinesstheyfeel.2SPEAKALANGUAGE[intransitive,transitive]topronouncewhatyouaresayinginaclearandcarefulway  Hewassodrunkthathecouldbarelyarticulatehiswords.3[intransitive,transitive]technicalifsomethingsuchasaboneinyourbodyisarticulatedtoanotherthing,itisjoinedtoitinawaythatallowsmovement4→articulatesomethingwithsomething→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusarticulate•IwasfeelingemotionsthatIfounddifficulttoarticulate.•Suchtaxonomiesprovideuswithabasisforthinkingmoreclearlyaboutthekindsofgeneralizationsthatwecanarticulate.•Aswasthecaseacenturyago,eachsideofthisargumentisarticulatinganimportanthalf-truth.•Alternatively,theupstreamteamhastoarticulatebettertheconsequencesofitsdecisions.•Nonetheless,groupsperiodicallyemergetoarticulatedemandsforpolitical,social,andeconomicchanges.•However,thissensehadnowtobearticulatedinnewways.•Racistattitudesarenotsimplyarticulatedintheviciousattacksofracistthugs.•Inturntheprofessionwouldarticulatephilosophyandjustifyeffortsandachievementswithconfidencetothewidercommunity.•Theremaining14selectionsareequallyfamiliarbaroquetrumpetfareandtheyareallarticulatedwithdazzlingclarityandenthusiasm. articulatear‧tic‧u‧late2/ɑːˈtɪkjələt$ɑːr-/●○○adjective    1EXPRESSabletotalkeasilyandeffectivelyaboutthings,especiallydifficultsubjectsOPPinarticulate  bright,articulate17-year-olds  ahighlyarticulatespeaker2CLEAR/EASYTOUNDERSTANDwritingorspeechthatisarticulateisveryclearandeasytounderstandevenifthesubjectisdifficult—articulatelyadverbExamplesfromtheCorpusarticulate•YetJessicawasbrightandarticulate.•Shecameinhereandwasbeautifulandarticulateandhadavisionforthischurchandthiscommunity.•Therearealsoanumberofarticulatecarers,whosevisibilityisenhancedbytheworkoftheCarersNationalAssociation.•Lessforceful,lesscertain,andlessarticulatefollowersmayfinditimpossibletochallengetheleader.•Becausehewasliterateandarticulate,heshowedabittercontemptfortheself-appointedintellectualsoftheinter-waryears.•articulateinsects•Heishandsome,confidentandarticulate,likemanyofthestudentsatthiscollege.•Hesaid:Ifoundthemverypleasantandarticulatepeople.•Itwillnotgettougherwithoutsustainedandarticulatepressurefromwomen.•Youhavetobearticulatetobegoodatdebating.•OnedayIopenanenvelopeanddiscoverthemostarticulateTonelliIhaveevercomeacrossinmylife.highlyarticulate•TheAborigines,likeallhumangroups,hadhighlyarticulatedlanguages.Originarticulate1(1500-1600)Latinpastparticipleofarticulare“todivideintojoints,speakclearly”,fromarticulus;→ ARTICLE Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults articulatesomethingwithsomething Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Tax Animals Crime Literature Seealltopics Wordoftheday procrastinate todelaydoingsomethingthatyououghttodo,usuallybecauseyoudonotwanttodoit VerbtablearticulatePresentI,you,we,theyarticulatehe,she,itarticulates >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyarticulatedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavearticulatedhe,she,ithasarticulatedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadarticulatedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillarticulateFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavearticulated >ViewLess PresentIamarticulatinghe,she,itisarticulating >ViewMore you,we,theyarearticulatingPastI,he,she,itwasarticulatingyou,we,theywerearticulatingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenarticulatinghe,she,ithasbeenarticulatingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenarticulatingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbearticulatingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenarticulating >ViewLess