|Origin:||, past participle of articulare 'to divide into joints, speak clearly', from articulus; ARTICLE|
1 [transitive] formal
to express your ideas or feelings in words:
Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel.
2 [intransitive and transitive]
to pronounce what you are saying in a clear and careful way:
He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words.
3 [intransitive and transitive] technical
if something such as a bone in your body is articulated to another thing, it is joined to it in a way that allows movement
if one idea, system etc articulates with another idea, system etc, the two things are related and exist together:
a new course that is designed to articulate with the current degree course