articulate

verb

1
To make clear or effective.
2
To speak clearly; to enunciate.
I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
3
To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
4
To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
an articulated bus
5
To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
Articulate that passage heavily.
6
To form a joint or connect by joints.
The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
7
To treat or make terms.

1
Clear; effective.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
2
Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution.
She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
3
Consisting of segments united by joints.
jointed articulate animals
The robot arm was articulate in two directions.
4
Distinctly marked off.
an articulate period in history
5
Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

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