Meaning & use
articulate
Able to express thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing.
See it in a sentence
The young lawyer was remarkably articulate when presenting her closing argument to the jury.
He felt too nervous to be articulate during the stressful job interview.
A note on using this word
As a verb, articulate (stressed on the last syllable) means to pronounce clearly or to put an idea into words.
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Words with an opposite meaning
inarticulatetongue-tied
Another way to use it
2. verb
To express an idea clearly and effectively, or to pronounce a sound distinctly.
It took her a while to articulate exactly why the proposal troubled her.
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