Ar*tic"u*late, v. t. 1. To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.
2. To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify. [Obs.]
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.