a. [ L. articulatus. See Articulata. ] 1. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. [ Archaic ] 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. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Articulated p. pr. & vb. n. Articulating . 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. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

v. t. 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. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language. “To articulate a word.” 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. Bibliotheca Sacra. [ 1913 Webster ]

To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; as, an articulated skeleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Produced, as a letter, syllable, or word, by the organs of speech; pronounced. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. After the manner, or in the form, of a joint. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Article by article; in distinct particulars; in detail; definitely. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

I had articulately set down in writing our points. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. With distinct utterance of the separate sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being articulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + articulate. ] (Zool.) Having, or consisting of, tow joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To disjoint. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To sunder; to separate, as joints. -- Dis`ar*tic`u*la"tion n. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Pref. ex- + articulate. ] (Zoöl.) Having but one joint; -- said of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not + articulatus articulate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words. [ 1913 Webster ]

Music which is inarticulate poesy. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm. (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Incapable of articulating. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. Walpole.

4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly. [ PJC ]

a. Not articulated; not jointed or connected by a joint. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an inarticulate manner. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being inarticulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mult- + articulate. ] Having many articulations or joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not particulate. Opposite of particulate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. & i. [ See Particle. ] To particularize. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having the form of a particle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust, minute germs, etc. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The smallpox is a particulate disease. Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Composed of particles; finely divided. [ PJC ]

n. Matter composed of particles; -- often used in the pl.; as, the quantity of particulates in auto exhaust is strictly regulated. [ PJC ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + articulate. ] (Zool.) Having three joints. [ 1913 Webster ]