stipulate
1[ stip-yuh-leyt ]
/ ˈstɪp yəˌleɪt /
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.
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Origin of stipulate
1SYNONYMS FOR stipulate
OTHER WORDS FROM stipulate
stip·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, adjectiveWords nearby stipulate
stipitiform, stipo, stipple, stippled epiphysis, stippling, stipulate, stipulation, stipule, stipuliform, stir, stir up
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British Dictionary definitions for stipulated (1 of 2)
stipulate1
/ (ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt) /
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 forms of stipulate
stipulable (ˈstɪpjʊləbəl), adjectivestipulation, nounstipulator, nounstipulatory (ˈstɪpjʊlətərɪ, -trɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for stipulate
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
British Dictionary definitions for stipulated (2 of 2)
stipulate2
/ (ˈstɪpjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /
adjective
(of a plant) having stipules
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