stipulate

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[ stip-yuh-leyt ]
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verb (used without object),stip·u·lat·ed, stip·u·lat·ing.
  1. 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.
  1. to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement: to stipulate a price.

  2. to require as an essential condition in making an agreement: Total disarmament was stipulated in the peace treaty.

  1. to promise, in making an agreement.

  2. 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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First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin stipulātus (past participle of stipulārī “to demand a formal agreement”), apparently equivalent to stipul- (see stipule) + -ātus -ate1

Other words for stipulate

Other words from stipulate

  • stip·u·la·ble [stip-yuh-luh-buhl], /ˈstɪp yə lə bəl/, adjective
  • stip·u·la·tor, noun
  • stip·u·la·to·ry [stip-yuh-luh-tawr-ee], /ˈstɪp yə ləˌtɔr i/, adjective

Words Nearby stipulate

Other definitions for stipulate (2 of 2)

stipulate2
[ stip-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. having stipules.

Origin of stipulate

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From the New Latin word stipulātus, dating back to 1770–80. See stipule, -ate1

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How to use stipulate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for stipulate (1 of 2)

stipulate1

/ (ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr; may take a clause as object) to specify, often as a condition of an agreement

  2. (intr foll by for) to insist (on) as a term of an agreement

  1. Roman law to make (an oral contract) in the form of question and answer necessary to render it legally valid

  2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to guarantee or promise

Origin of stipulate

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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

Derived forms of stipulate

  • stipulable (ˈstɪpjʊləbəl), adjective
  • stipulation, noun
  • stipulator, noun
  • stipulatory (ˈstɪpjʊlətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

British Dictionary definitions for stipulate (2 of 2)

stipulate2

/ (ˈstɪpjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /


adjective
  1. (of a plant) having stipules

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