articulate
To make clear or effective.
Other meanings
To speak clearly; to enunciate.
“I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.”
To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
“I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.”
Synonyms
- give voice
- word
- phrase
Related words
- articulable
- coarticulate
- articulatability
- articulatable
- articulative
- articulator
- articulatory
- dearticulate
- disarticulate
- exarticulate
- malarticulate
- misarticulate
Word history
From Latin "articulātus" (distinct, articulated, jointed).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “articulate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.