Ar‐tic″u‐late (�), a. [L. articulatus. See Articulata.] 1. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. 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.