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stipulate

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[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 stipulate

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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

Synonyms for stipulate

2, 3. specify, designate, indicate, cite.
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Related Words for stipulating

provide, require, impose, designate, specify, guarantee, covenant, slot, engage, pledge, particularize, make, detail, contract, bargain, state, settle, promise, postulate, arrange

Examples from the Web for stipulating

Historical Examples of stipulating

  • The Bek also invited me to visit him in his house, but stipulating not to shake hands.

  • Stipulating that she must swallow this pill, Providence consented to serve her.

  • The religious have been stipulating for themselves and not for their men.

    Domesday Book and Beyond

    Frederic William Maitland

  • She agreed promptly, only stipulating that she should see and hear nothing of it.

    Francezka

    Molly Elliot Seawell

  • I believe you were right in stipulating for secrecy on my part, as you did.

    The Honour of the Clintons

    Archibald Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for stipulating

stipulate

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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 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

stipulate

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adjective

(of a plant) having stipules
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Word Origin and History for stipulating

stipulate

v.

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

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