stipulate¹

[stip-yuh-leyt]

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verb (used without object), stip·u·lat·ed, stip·u·lat·ing.

to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).

verb (used with object), stip·u·lat·ed, stip·u·lat·ing.

to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement: to stipulate a price.
to require as an essential condition in making an agreement: Total disarmament was stipulated in the peace treaty.
to promise, in making an agreement.
Law. to accept (a proposition) without requiring that it be established by proof: to stipulate the existence of certain facts or that an expert witness is qualified.

Origin of stipulate¹

1615–25; < Latin stipulātus (past participle of stipulārī to demand a formal agreement), apparently equivalent to stipul- (see stipule) + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsstip·u·la·ble

[stip-yuh-luh-buhl] /ˈstɪp yə lə bəl/, adjectivestip·u·la·tor, nounstip·u·la·to·ry

[stip-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈstɪp yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveun·stip·u·lat·ed, adjective

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2, 3. specify, designate, indicate, cite.

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Examples from the Web for stipulated

Contemporary Examples

The deal he, Beard, and Rob Hoffman had struck with Simmons had stipulated a complex stock buy-out after five years.
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March 1, 2014
The bullet was fired from a distance of fewer than 20 meters, considerably nearer than the stipulated 50-meter minimum.
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Emily L. Hauser
July 23, 2013
Some clients, however, such as European central banks, stipulated that none of their information be shared.
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CNBC
May 13, 2013
Rand Paul stipulated that he did not intend his remarks about a Hitler-like president to apply to the present president.
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David Frum
March 7, 2013
All lawmakers, they stipulated, should be denied paychecks until a budget clears both houses.
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David Freedlander
January 19, 2013

Historical Examples

Putting the stipulated sum into two purses, he handed these to Lorenzi.
Casanova's Homecoming
Arthur Schnitzler
The only thing he stipulated was that he should hear me before deciding.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
And eventually the day came when he was unable to make the stipulated payments.
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Emile Zola
He wanted it stipulated that his master was to do all the fighting.
The Story of Don Quixote
Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The London firm had stipulated, too, that their new man should be unmarried.
Herbert Hoover
Vernon Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for stipulated

stipulate¹

verb

(tr; may take a clause as object) to specify, often as a condition of an agreement
(intr foll by for) to insist (on) as a term of an agreement
Roman law to make (an oral contract) in the form of question and answer necessary to render it legally valid
(tr; may take a clause as object) to guarantee or promise

Derived Formsstipulable (ˈstɪpjʊləbəl), adjectivestipulation, nounstipulator, nounstipulatory (ˈstɪpjʊlətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

Word Origin

C17: from Latin stipulārī, probably from Old Latin stipulus firm, but perhaps from stipula a stalk, from the convention of breaking a straw to ratify a promise

stipulate²

adjective

(of a plant) having stipules

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Word Origin and History for stipulated

stipulate

v.

1620s, from Latin stipulatus, past participle of stipulari (see stipulation). Related: Stipulated; stipulating.

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Examples from the Web for stipulated

Contemporary Examples

The deal he, Beard, and Rob Hoffman had struck with Simmons had stipulated a complex stock buy-out after five years.

The bullet was fired from a distance of fewer than 20 meters, considerably nearer than the stipulated 50-meter minimum.

Some clients, however, such as European central banks, stipulated that none of their information be shared.

Rand Paul stipulated that he did not intend his remarks about a Hitler-like president to apply to the present president.

All lawmakers, they stipulated, should be denied paychecks until a budget clears both houses.

Historical Examples

Putting the stipulated sum into two purses, he handed these to Lorenzi.

The only thing he stipulated was that he should hear me before deciding.

And eventually the day came when he was unable to make the stipulated payments.

He wanted it stipulated that his master was to do all the fighting.

The London firm had stipulated, too, that their new man should be unmarried.

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v.

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