Articulate vs. Express — What's the Difference?

Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words

To set forth in words; state

Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show

Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language

To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.

Having the power of speech.

To convey or suggest a representation of; depict

(Biology) Consisting of sections united by joints; jointed.

To represent by a sign, symbol, number, or formula

To pronounce distinctly and carefully; enunciate.

To squeeze or press out, as juice from an orange.

To utter (a speech sound) by making the necessary movements of the speech organs.

To send by special messenger or rapid transport

To express in coherent verbal form

To synthesize (a product, especially a protein) encoded by a gene

To fit together into a coherent whole; unify

To manifest the effects of (a gene)

To convert (a student's credits at one school) to credits at another school by comparing the curricula.

To manifest (a genetic trait)

(Biology) To unite by forming a joint or joints.

Definitely and explicitly stated

(Architecture) To give visible or concrete expression to (the composition of structural elements)

Particular; specific

To speak clearly and distinctly.

Rapid and having few or no stops or interruptions

To utter a speech sound.

Of, relating to, or appropriate for rapid travel

(Biology) To form a joint; be jointed

Designed for use in an express rifle

Clear; effective.

By express delivery or transport.

Speaking in a clear and effective manner.

A rapid, efficient system for the delivery of goods and mail.

Consisting of segments united by joints.

Goods and mail conveyed by such a system.

Distinctly marked off.

A means of transport, such as a train, that travels rapidly and makes few or no stops before its destination.

(obsolete) Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

A special messenger.

Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.

A message delivered by special courier.

(zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

(not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

(transitive) To make clear or effective.

(comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.

(ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.

Truly depicted; exactly resembling.

(transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.

Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.

(transitive) To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.

A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.

To form a joint or connect by joints

An express rifle.

(obsolete) To treat or make terms.

(obsolete) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.

Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.

Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.

An express office.

Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words.

That which is sent by an express messenger or message.

An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

(obsolete) The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.

To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.

(obsolete) A specific statement or instruction.

To treat or make terms.

Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

To join or be connected by articulation.

(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.

(transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).

To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify.

(biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.

To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language.

(biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.

To express distinctly; to give utterance to.

Exactly representing; exact.

Provide with a joint;

Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express consent; an express statement.

Put into words or an expression;

Of or pertaining to an express train or other conveyance designated an express{5}; makiung few or no intermediate stops; as, an express stop; an express fare; an express elevator.

Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way;

Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express; sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used adverbially.

Express or state clearly

A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.

Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language;

A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels.

Consisting of segments held together by joints

An express office.

That which is sent by an express messenger or message.

A railway train or bus for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as, take the express to get there faster.

To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.

To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble.

To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by language; to declare; to utter; to tell.

To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; - used reflexively.

To denote; to designate.

To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package.

To produce products that cause the appearance of the corresponding phenotype; - of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, to express the beta-galactosidase gene,

Rapid transport of goods

Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system

Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes a limited number of scheduled stops;

Give expression to;

Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;

Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.;

Serve as a means for expressing something;

Manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait);

Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action;

Send my rapid transport or special messenger service;

Not tacit or implied;

Without unnecessary stops;

By express;