articulates
USar-TIK-yuh-layts/ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪts/UKar-TIK-yuu-layts/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of articulate.
The senator articulates her position on the bill with careful precision.
A skilled mediator articulates each side's concerns before suggesting a compromise.
Note
Every use of the verb shares this -s form, the one a single third-person subject requires. Most uses take an object: a speaker articulates an idea, an engineer articulates a frame so it can bend, a player articulates a note by tonguing or bowing. The anatomical use takes none. A bone that articulates is forming a joint, so the same form works with or without an object.
articulates is a form of articulate
articulate, verb: To pronounce words clearly and distinctly; to enunciate. Full entry
- Forms
- articulatearticulates he/she/itarticulating -ing formarticulated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- articulate → articulates: add -s
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