1. SYN: articulated. 2. Capable of distinct and connected meaningful speech. (ar-tik′yu-lat). 3. To join or connect together loosely to allow motion between the parts. 4. To speak distinctly and connectedly. [L. articulo, pp. -atus, to a.]
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ar·tic·u·late är-'tik-yə-lət adj consisting of segments united by joints: JOINTED <\articulate animals>
1) to utter distinctly
2) to unite by means of a joint
3) to arrange (artificial teeth) on an articulator vi
1) to utter articulate sounds
2) to become united or connected by or as if by a joint <bones that \articulate with each other>
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ar·tic·u·late (ahr-tikґu-lāt) [L. articulatus jointed] 1. to pronounce clearly and distinctly. 2. to make speech sounds by manipulation of the vocal organs. 3. to express in coherent verbal form. 4. to divide into or to unite so as to form a joint. 5. in dentistry, to adjust or place the teeth in their proper relation to each other in making an artificial denture.Medical dictionary. 2011.