Stipulate Definition

stĭpyə-lāt
stipulated, stipulates, stipulating
verb
stipulated, stipulates, stipulating
To specify in the terms of an agreement, a contract, etc.
Webster's New World
To agree to (a fact) in order to reduce the scope of the dispute to be resolved by a court. Used of litigants.
American Heritage
To make a specific demand (for something) as a condition of or requirement in an agreement.
Webster's New World
To form an agreement.
American Heritage

To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.

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adjective
Having stipules.
Webster's New World

(botany) Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.

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Origin of Stipulate

  • From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“I demand a guarantee").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin stipulārī stipulāt- to bargain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • stipule +"Ž -ate

    From Wiktionary

Stipulate Sentence Examples

  • His previous experience made him stipulate for full powers and a sufficient revenue.

  • To avoid privacy issues at this point, let's stipulate that everything is recorded only for your future reference.

  • On the one side, some researchers stipulate that the Bible clearly references statements that support the idea of being reborn into another life.

  • Nor does the law stipulate what constitutes ' disturbance '.

  • To ensure wetlands are not lost or destroyed, regulations stipulate that any wetland drained or filled in must be replaced in kind.

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