Tra từ articulate - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - verb

1. provide with a joint (Freq. 1)
- the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
• Syn:
joint
• Derivationally related forms:
articulation, joint (for: joint), jointer (for: joint)
• Topics:
carpentry, woodworking, woodwork
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. put into words or an expression (Freq. 1)
- He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
• Syn:
give voice, formulate, word, phrase
• Derivationally related forms:
articulation, phrase (for: phrase), phrasing (for: phrase), word (for: word), wording (for: word), formulation (for: formulate)
• Hypernyms:
express, show, evince
• Hyponyms:
ask, lexicalize, lexicalise, dogmatize, dogmatise,
dogmatise, formularise, frame, redact, cast,
put, couch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something is ----ing PP (for: give voice)
3. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way (Freq. 1)
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say 'zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
• Syn:
pronounce, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
• Derivationally related forms:
enunciation (for: enunciate), articulative, articulatory, articulation, articulator, pronunciation (for: pronounce)
• Hyponyms:
twang, devoice, raise, lilt, palatalize,
palatalise, nasalize, nasalise, mispronounce, misspeak, aspirate,
voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise, retroflex, subvocalize,
subvocalise, syllabize, syllabise, drawl, round, labialize,
labialise, lisp, stress, accent, accentuate, vowelize,
vowelize, click, trill, sibilate, flap,
explode, roll
• Entailment:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. unite by forming a joint or joints
- the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones
• Hypernyms:
connect, link, link up, join, unite
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
5. express or state clearly
• Syn:
enunciate, vocalize, vocalise
• Derivationally related forms:
enunciation (for: enunciate), articulative, articulation
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

II - adjective

1. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language (Freq. 1)
- articulate speech
- an articulate orator
- articulate beings
• Ant:
inarticulate
• Similar to:
eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued,
smooth-spoken, speech-endowed, well-spoken
• See Also:
communicative, communicatory, spoken
• Derivationally related forms:
articulateness
2. consisting of segments held together by joints
• Syn:
articulated
• Ant:
unarticulated (for: articulated)
• Similar to:
jointed