different between articulate vs frank
articulate
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin articul?tus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ärt?'ky?l?t, IPA(key): /??(?)?t?k.j?.l?t/
- (US) enPR: ärt?'ky?l?t, IPA(key): /????t?k.j?.l?t/
- Rhymes: -?kj?l?t
- Rhymes: -?kj?le?t
Adjective
articulate (comparative more articulate, superlative most articulate)
- Clear; effective.
- Speaking in a clear and effective manner.
- Consisting of segments united by joints.
- Distinctly marked off.
- (obsolete) Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
- articulate sounds
- (obsolete, of sound) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.
- 1728, James Knapton and John Knapton, Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, page 146:
- Brutes cannot form articulate Sounds, cannot articulate the Sounds of the Voice, excepting some few Birds, as the Parrot, Pye, &c.
- 1728, James Knapton and John Knapton, Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, page 146:
Synonyms
- (good at speaking): eloquent, well-spoken
Translations
Noun
articulate (plural articulates)
- (zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
- 1977, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)
- They considered articulates to be pre-adapted for an eleutherozoic existence because they possess muscular arms which are potentially of value in crawling and swimming, as in comatulids.
- 1977, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)
Etymology 2
From the adjective.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ärt?'ky?l?t, IPA(key): /??(?)?t?k.j?.le?t/
- (US) enPR: ärt?'ky?l?t, IPA(key): /????t?k.j?.le?t/
Verb
articulate (third-person singular simple present articulates, present participle articulating, simple past and past participle articulated)
- To make clear or effective.
- To speak clearly; to enunciate.
- I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
- To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
- I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
- To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
- an articulated bus
- (music) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
- Articulate that passage heavily.
- (anatomy) to form a joint or connect by joints
- The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
- (obsolete) To treat or make terms.
Derived terms
- articulable
Related terms
- articulation
- pseudoarticulated
- pseudoarticulation
Translations
Further reading
- articulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- articulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Verb
articul?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of articul?
References
- articulate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- articulate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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frank
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?æ?k/
- Rhymes: -æ?k
- Homophones: franc, Frank
Etymology 1
Middle English, from Old French franc (“free”), in turn from the name of an early Germanic confederation, the Franks.
Adjective
frank (comparative franker, superlative frankest)
- honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
- (medicine) unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident
- (obsolete) Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.
- It is of frank gift.
- (obsolete) Liberal; generous; profuse.
- (obsolete, derogatory) Unrestrained; loose; licentious.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
Derived terms
- frankly
Translations
Noun
frank (plural franks)
- (uncountable) Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
- October 5, 1780, William Cowper, letter to Rev. William Unwin
- I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must burn my letter and begin again.
- October 5, 1780, William Cowper, letter to Rev. William Unwin
- (countable) The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
Verb
frank (third-person singular simple present franks, present participle franking, simple past and past participle franked)
- To place a frank on an envelope.
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 20
- It will be so ridiculous to see all his letters directed to him with an M.P.—But do you know, he says, he will never frank for me?
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 20
- To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
- To send by public conveyance free of expense.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Charles Dickens to this entry?)
Translations
See also
- prepay
Etymology 2
Shortened form of frankfurter.
Noun
frank (plural franks)
- A hot dog or sausage.
- Synonyms: frankfurt, frankfurter
Related terms
- cocktail frank
See also
- sav
- savaloy
Etymology 3
Noun
frank (plural franks)
- (Britain) The grey heron.
Etymology 4
From Old French franc.
Noun
frank (plural franks)
- A pigsty.
Verb
frank (third-person singular simple present franks, present participle franking, simple past and past participle franked)
- To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?fra?k]
- Rhymes: -a?k
Noun
frank m
- franc (former currency of France and some other countries)
- franc (any of several units of currency such as Swiss franc)
Further reading
- frank in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- frank in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Alternative forms
- vrank (archaic, except in the expression vrank en vrij)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vranc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fr??k/
- Hyphenation: frank
- Rhymes: -??k
- Homophone: Frank
Adjective
frank (comparative franker, superlative frankst)
- frank, candid, blunt, open-hearted
- (dated) cheeky, brazen
Inflection
Derived terms
- frank en vrij
Estonian
Etymology
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Noun
frank (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- franc
Declension
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German franc, from Old French franc (“free”), of Germanic but eventually uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?a?k/
Adjective
frank (not comparable)
- (archaic) frank
Usage notes
- Now almost exclusively used in the (also somewhat dated) expression frank und frei.
Declension
Further reading
- “frank” in Duden online
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frank/
Noun
frank m anim
- franc
Usage notes
Unqualified modern usage typically refers to the Swiss franc.
Declension
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