Meaning

verb provide with a joint

verb put into words or an expression

verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

originThe adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

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