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stipulate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɪpjʊleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. stip′yə lāt′; adj. stip′yə lit, -lāt′)


Inflections of 'stipulate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stipulates
v 3rd person singular
stipulating
v pres p
stipulated
v past
stipulated
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
stip•u•late1 /ˈstɪpyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to specify in terms of agreement:[~ + object]to stipulate a price.
  2. 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.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stip•u•late1  (stip′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
v.i. 
  1. to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often fol. by for).

v.t. 
  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.
  3. to promise, in making an agreement.
  4. 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;
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. 
    • 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged specify, designate, indicate, cite.
stip•u•late2  (stip′yə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
  1. having stipules.
  • Neo-Latin stipulātus. See stipule, -ate1
  • 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stipulate /ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt/ vb
  1. (tr; may take a clause as object) to specify, often as a condition of an agreement
  2. (intransitive) followed by for: to insist (on) as a term of an agreement
  3. to make (an oral contract) in the form of question and answer necessary to render it legally valid
  4. (tr; may take a clause as object) to guarantee or promise
Etymology: 17th Century: 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

stipulable /ˈstɪpjʊləbəl/ adj ˌstipuˈlation n ˈstipuˌlator n
'stipulate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
condition - covenant - premiate - pretrial - provide - specify - stipulation

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