Rearticulate

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To pronounce or express clearly once more after a pause or interruption
2. To say or enunciate something again for clarity or emphasis
3. To restate or rephrase spoken words to improve understanding

Etymology: "Rearticulate" is simply "re-" attached to "articulate," so the story is mostly the story of its base. "Articulate" comes from the Latin "articulare," meaning to divide into joints or distinct parts, from "articulus," a little joint. The sense of speaking clearly came from the idea of separating sounds into distinct, well-formed units, much as a limb is jointed. The prefix "re-" carries its usual sense of doing something again. So to rearticulate is to form distinct, clear speech once more after it has been broken off by a pause or interruption. The compound is a plain, transparent formation, and its meaning follows directly from its two parts.

Synonyms: rephrase, restate