English Explanatory Dictionary

stipulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
  2. To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
  3. To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
  4. To ask for a contractual term.
  5. To mutually agree.
adj
  1. Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/ /ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt/ en-au-stipulate.ogg /ˈstɪpjəlɪt/

Word forms

stipulate stipulates stipulating stipulated

Etymology

From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“to demand a formal promise, stipulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Antonyms

exstipulate

Related words

stipulation

Derived words

restipulate stipulatable stipulated stipulative astipulate estipulate stipulately
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