To joint; unite by means of a joint: as, two pieces loosely articulated together. See articulation, 2.To utter articulately; produce after the manner of human speech.To utter in distinct syllables or words.To formulate or set forth in articles; draw up or state under separate heads.Synonyms and Pronounce, Enunciate, etc. (see utter); speak.To form an articulation (with); connect (with): as, the ulna articulates with the humerus.To utter articulate sounds; utter distinct syllables or words: as, to articulate distinctly.To enter into negotiations; treat; come to or make terms.Jointed; segmented; articulated: as, an articulate limb; an articulate animal.Specifically, having the character of the Articulata.Jointed by syllabic division; divided into distinct successive parts, like joints, by the alternation of opener and closer sounds, or the intervention of consonantal utterances (sometimes also of pause or hiatus) between vowel sounds: said of human speech-utterance, as distinguished from other sounds made by human organs, and from the sounds made by the lower animals.Hence Clear; distinct.Formulated or expressed in articles, or in separate particulars.Consisting of tens: as, articulate numbers.n. One of the Articulata.