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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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vow
English
Etymology
From Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin v?tum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), from vov?re (“to promise, vow”). Doublet of vote.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Noun
vow (plural vows)
- A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
- A declaration or assertion.
- (obsolete) A votive offering.
- 1786, Richard Payne Knight, The Worship of Priapus:
- There are also waxen vows, that represent other parts of the body mixed with them; but of these there are few in comparison of the number of the Priapi.
- 1786, Richard Payne Knight, The Worship of Priapus:
Usage notes
- One normally makes or takes a vow, or simply vows (see below).
- Commonly mentioned vows include those of silence, obedience, poverty, chastity, and celibacy.
- 'to keep/pay/fulfill a vow' = to honor a vow
- 'to break a vow' = to dishonor a vow
Translations
Verb
vow (third-person singular simple present vows, present participle vowing, simple past and past participle vowed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make a vow; to promise.
- When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.
- 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory
- We do not vow that we will never sin, nor neglect a duty (nor ought we to do so).
- (transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).
- The wronged woman vowed revenge.
- To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
- The rebels vowed to continue their fight.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- vow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vow in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- vow at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- WOV, WVO
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