Antonyms for articulate
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : adjective, noun ahr-tik-yuh-lit; verb ahr-tik-yuh-leyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt; verb ɑrˈtɪk yəˌleɪt |
Definition of articulate
Origin :- 1590s, "to divide speech into distinct parts" (earlier "to formally bring charges against," 1550s), from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare "to separate into joints," also "to utter distinctly," from articulus "joint" (see article). Generalized sense of "express in words" is from 1690s. Literal sense, "to join, to attach by joints," is attested from 1610s. Earlier senses, "to set forth in articles," "to bring a charge against" (1560s) now are obsolete or nearly so. Related: Articulated; articulating.
- adj clearly, coherently spoken
- verb say clearly, coherently
- verb connect
- I have grown tired of the articulate utterances of men and things.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- My soul was so completely touched, that I could not articulate.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- By and by, the rushing noise began to sound like articulate language.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- When finally he was able to articulate it was in broken gasps.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- His voice was rather feeble, but clear, articulate, and musical.
- Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
- But his strength was gone and he could not articulate any more.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- He is unable to speak or to articulate any sound with distinctness.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various
- A terrible symptom was that their tongues refused to articulate a sound.
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
- I managed to articulate that I had been sent from Gray Gables with a carriage for her.
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
- He was not articulate, and his gratitude caused me inexplicable pain.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for articulate
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