All 4 Uses of
articulate
in
The Souls of Black Folk
- The innate love of harmony and beauty that set the ruder souls of his people a-dancing and a-singing raised but confusion and doubt in the soul of the black artist; for the beauty revealed to him was the soul-beauty of a race which his larger audience despised, and he could not articulate the message of another people.†
Chpt 1
- And the Negro knew full well that, whatever their deeper convictions may have been, Southern men had fought with desperate energy to perpetuate this slavery under which the black masses, with half-articulate thought, had writhed and shivered.†
Chpt 2
- I know little of music and can say nothing in technical phrase, but I know something of men, and knowing them, I know that these songs are the articulate message of the slave to the world.†
Chpt 14 *
- Such a message is naturally veiled and half articulate.†
Chpt 14
Definitions:
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(1)
(articulate as in: articulate her ideas) the act of or ability of clearly expressing with words; or to clearly express with wordsThe exact meaning of articulate depends upon its context. For example:
- "She is articulate and persuasive." -- well-spoken (expresses her ideas clearly)
- "She articulated what everyone was thinking." -- said aloud
- "After the stroke, she had to learn to articulate her consonants." -- speak distinctly (so each word can be understood)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, articulate can reference jointed segments (including bones). For example:- "Can she fully articulate the joint?" -- move at a joint
- "The articulated bus can be longer without requiring a wider turning radius." -- formed with joints to allow movement