coarticulate

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verb

To articulate two things simultaneously.

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Meanings

verbcoarticulate (third-person singular simple present coarticulates, present participle coarticulating, simple past and past participle coarticulated)

present singular third person coarticulates · participle present coarticulating · participle past coarticulated · past coarticulated

  1. To articulate two things simultaneously.
  2. anatomyTo unite to form an articulation (joint)
  3. human sciencesTo assimilate the place of articulation of one speech sound to that of an adjacent speech sound.
  4. human sciencesTo articulate a speech sound at two different places of articulation simultaneously, as in the labiovelar approximant [[[w]]].

Origin

From co- + articulate.

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APA

coarticulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coarticulate

MLA

“coarticulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coarticulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coarticulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coarticulate.

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