- (tr; may take a clause as object)
to specify, often as a condition of an agreement - (intransitive) followed by for:
to insist (on) as a term of an agreement 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
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stip•u•late1 /ˈstɪpyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to specify in terms of agreement:[~ + object]to stipulate a price.
- to require as a condition for agreement:[~ + that clause]She stipulated that her daughter would have to receive money for school before she would agree to any settlement.
stip•u•late1
(stip′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
v.i.
v.t.
stip•u•la•ble
(stip′yə lə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
stip′u•la′tor, n.
stip•u•la•to•ry
(stip′yə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
stip•u•late2 (stip′yə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
v.i.
- to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often fol. by for).
v.t.
- 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.
- Lawmakingto 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.
- Latin stipulātus (past participle of stipulārī to demand a formal agreement), apparently equivalent. to stipul- (see stipule) + -ātus -ate1
- 1615–25;
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged specify, designate, indicate, cite.
stip•u•late2 (stip′yə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
- having stipules.
- Neo-Latin stipulātus. See stipule, -ate1
- 1770–80
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