articulate
1. ar.tic.u.late \a:r-'tik-y*-l*t\ aj [NL articulatus, fr. L articulus] 1a:
divided into syllables or words meaningfully arranged : INTELLIGI BLE 1b:
able to speak 1c: expressing or expressed readily, clearly, or effectively
2a: consisting of segments united by joints : JOINTED {~ a nimals} 2b:
marked into distinct parts - ar.tic.u.late.ly av
2. ar.tic.u.late \-.la-t\ \-l*t-iv, -.la-t-\ \-.la-t-*r\ vb [L articulatus,
pp. of articulare, fr. articulus] 1a: to pronounce distinctly 1b: to give
clear and effective utterance to 2a: to unite by means of a joint : JOINT
2b: to form or fit into a systematic whole 1: to utter articulate sounds :
ENUNCIATE 2: to become united or connected by or as if by a joint -
ar.tic.u.la.tive aj