stipulate
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[ 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.
Origin of stipulate
1SYNONYMS 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, -tohr-ee] /ˈstɪp yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective un·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)
stipulate
1
/ (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), adjective stipulation, noun stipulator, noun stipulatory (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)
stipulate
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/ (ˈstɪpjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /
adjective
(of a plant) having stipules