stipulate

[ 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.

Words nearby stipulate

stipitiform, stipo, stipple, stippled epiphysis, stippling, stipulate, stipulation, stipule, stipuliform, stir, stir up

Origin of stipulate

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

SYNONYMS FOR stipulate

2, 3 specify, designate, indicate, cite.

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, adjective

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Examples from the Web for stipulating

After stipulating for liberty to carry away the soldiers whom he had there as a garrison, he surrendered the city to Quinctius.
History of Rome, Vol III|Titus Livius
How ridiculous to suppose that stipulating that the lady should be forty or over would make any difference!
The Smiling Hill-Top|Julia M. Sloane
I readily consented, only stipulating that I should be held blameless in the event of trouble ensuing.
The Log of a Sea-Waif|Frank T. Bullen
But presently she assented, stipulating however that Annandale should be brought there the moment he was freed.
The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident|Edgar Saltus

The Judge had agreed, stipulating that there should be no change in the evening hour.
The Trumpeter Swan|Temple Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for stipulating (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), adjective

Word 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 stipulating (2 of 2)

stipulate²

/ (ˈstɪpjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

(of a plant) having stipules

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