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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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protest
English
Etymology
From the Middle English verb protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin pr?test?r?, present active infinitive of pr?testor, from pr? + testor, from testis (“witness”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p???.t?st/
- (US) enPR: pr??t?st, IPA(key): /?p?o?.t?st/
- Hyphenation: pro?test
Verb
- enPR: pr?.t?st?, IPA(key): /p???t?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
- Hyphenation: pro?test
Verb
protest (third-person singular simple present protests, present participle protesting, simple past and past participle protested)
- (intransitive) To make a strong objection.
- (transitive) To affirm (something).
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- Our youth, now, emboldened with his success, resolved to push the matter farther, and ventured even to beg her recommendation of him to her father's service; protesting that he thought him one of the honestest fellows in the country, and extremely well qualified for the place of a gamekeeper, which luckily then happened to be vacant.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, Ch.8
- She flashed a smile at me, and, protesting an engagement with her dentist, jauntily walked on.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to.
- To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
- (law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
- (obsolete, transitive) To publish; to make known.
Translations
Noun
protest (countable and uncountable, plural protests)
- A formal objection, especially one by a group.
- A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
- The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
- A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
Synonyms
- dissent
- objection
- protestation
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Potters, potters, spotter, strepto, strepto-
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?prot?st]
Noun
protest m
- protest
Related terms
- protestní
- protestovat
- protestant
- protestantismus
- protestantský
- protestantství
Further reading
- protest in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- protest in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French [Term?], from Latin protest?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pro??t?st/
- Hyphenation: pro?test
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
protest n (plural protesten, diminutive protestje n)
- protest (occasion to express dissatisfaction)
- protest (expression of disagreement)
Hyponyms
- betoging
- demonstratie
Derived terms
Related terms
- protestant
- protesteren
Descendants
- Afrikaans: protes
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin protestari, as for protestere
Noun
protest m (definite singular protesten, indefinite plural protester, definite plural protestene)
- a protest
Derived terms
- protestmarsj
Related terms
- protestere
References
- “protest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin protestari
Noun
protest m (definite singular protesten, indefinite plural protestar, definite plural protestane)
- a protest
Derived terms
- protestmarsj
References
- “protest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From German Protest, from Italian protesto, from Latin pr?test?r?, present active infinitive of pr?testor, from pr? + testor, from testis (“witness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pr?.t?st/
Noun
protest m inan
- (law) protest (formal objection)
- protest (demonstration)
Declension
Synonyms
- demonstracja
Related terms
- protestant, protestantka
- protestowa?, zaprotestowa?
Further reading
- protest in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- protest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Back-formation from protesta
Noun
protest n (plural proteste)
- protest
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Protest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr?test/
- Hyphenation: pro?test
Noun
pròtest m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- protest
Declension
Synonyms
- pròsvjed
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
protest c
- protest
Declension
Related terms
- protestera
- protestant
Anagrams
- torpets
Welsh
Etymology
From English protest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pr?t?sd/, [?pr???t??st]
Noun
protest f (plural protestiadau or protestadau)
- protest, demonstration (collective gesture of disapproval)
- Synonym: gwrthdystiad
Derived terms
- protestio (“to protest”)
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “protest”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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