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Stipulate

//ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk. not-comparable
Verb
  1. 1
    To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement. transitive

    "In general, steel springs were stipulated for primary suspension, although rubber was accepted for auxiliary springing; hydraulic dampers were specified and the use of laminated springs ruled out."

  2. 2
    make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force wordnet
  3. 3
    To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement. transitive

    "Out of special love and affection they stipulate that the survivor shall remain in full possession and use the entire temporal estate which they leave behind and none of the heirs shall demand an account or proof or balance so that the survivor may manage the estate in the manner he or she thinks best."

  4. 4
    specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement wordnet
  5. 5
    To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge. US, formal, transitive

    "The defense stipulates that the witness has identified my client."

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  1. 6
    give a guarantee or promise of wordnet
  2. 7
    To ask for a contractual term. intransitive

    "Although another person cannot stipulate for us, yet in our stipulations we can associate with ourselves another person who stipulates for the same performance, and is called an adstipulator."

  3. 8
    To mutually agree. formal, intransitive

    "Parties stipulate to serve discovery and notice discovery depositions no later than 45 days after the opening of discovery, and to respond to discovery within 30 days and take discovery depositions no later than the closing date of discovery."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From stipule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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