Ar*tic"u*late (&?;), a. [L. articulatus. See Articulata.] 1. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. [Archaic] Bacon.
2. Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.
3. Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words.
Total changes of party and articulate opinion.
Carlyle.
Ar*tic"u*late, n. (Zoöl.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
Ar*tic"u*late (&?;), 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.