to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often fol. by for).
–verb (used with object)
2.
to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement: to stipulate a price.
3.
to require as an essential condition in making an agreement: Total disarmament was stipulated in the peace treaty.
4.
to promise, in making an agreement.
5.
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: 1615–25; < L stipulātus (ptp. of stipulārī to demand a formal agreement), appar. equiv. to stipul- (see stipule) + -ātus-ate1]
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
2.
give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"
3.
make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
to specify something or to specify a condition as part of an agreement Example: The contract stipulates that the rent (must) be paid six months in advance; The dates of payment are also stipulated.
Cos"tive\ (k?s"t?v), a. [OF. costev['e], p. p. of costever, F. constiper, L. constipare to press closely together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram. See Stipulate, Stiff, and cf. Constipate.]1. Retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated. 2. Reserved; formal; close; cold. [Obs.] "A costive brain." --Prior. "Costive of laughter." --B. Jonson. You must be frank, but without indiscretion; and close, but without being costive. --Lord Chesterfield. 3. Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [Obs.] Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the sun and wind. --Mortimer.
Stiff\, a. [Compar. Stiffer; superl. Stiffest.] [OE. stif, AS. st[=i]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. st[=i]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf. Costive, Stifle, Stipulate, Stive to stuff.]1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints. [They] rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid a["e]rial sky. --Milton. 2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff. 3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze. 4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary. It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument. --Jer. Taylor. A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause, Stiff to defend their hospitable laws. --Dryden. 5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style. The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved. --Addison. 6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or Colloq.] "This is stiff news." --Shak. 7. (Naut.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. --Totten. 8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price. [Slang] Stiff neck, a condition of the neck such that the head can not be moved without difficulty and pain. Syn: Rigid; inflexible; strong; hardly; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; harsh; formal; constrained; affected; starched; rigorous.
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