Articulate

är-tik′ūl-āt, adj. distinct: clear.— v.t. to joint: to form into distinct sounds, syllables, or words.— v.i. to speak distinctly.— adv. Artic′ulately .— ns. Artic′ulatene ; Articulā′tion , a joining as of the bones: part between two joints: distinctne , or distinct utterance: a consonant; Artic′ulator , one who articulates or speaks: one who articulates bones and mounts skeletons. [L. articulāre , -ātum , to furnish with joints, to utter distinctly. See Article .]