Definitions for stipulate
ˈstɪp yəˌleɪtstip·u·late

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stipulate, qualify, condition, specifyverb

   specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

   "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"

2. stipulateverb

   give a guarantee or promise of

   "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"

3. stipulateverb

   make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. stipulateadjective

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

2. Etymology: From stipulatus, perfect active participle of stipulor.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To STIPULATEverb

   To contract; to bargain; to settle terms.

   Etymology: stipulor, Latin; stipuler, Fr.

   The Romans very much neglected their maritime affairs; for they stipulated with the Carthaginians to furnish them with ships for transport and war. Arbuthnot.

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1. stipulate

   Stipulate generally means to demand or specify a requirement, often within an agreement or contract. Essentially, it involves setting forth terms or conditions that must be agreed upon or adhered to.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stipulateadjective

   furnished with stipules; as, a stipulate leaf

2. Stipulateverb

   to make an agreement or covenant with any person or company to do or forbear anything; to bargain; to contract; to settle terms; as, certain princes stipulated to assist each other in resisting the armies of France

3. Etymology: [L. stipulatus, p. p. of stipulari to stipulate, fr. OL. stipulus firm, fast; probably akin to L. stipes a post. Cf. Stiff.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Stipulate

   stip′ū-lāt, v.i. to contract: to settle terms.—ns. Stipulā′tion, act of stipulating: a contract; Stip′ulātor. [L. stipulāri, -ātus, prob. from old L. stipulus, firm, conn. with stipāre, to press firm.]

Matched Categories

1. • Roman Law
   • Contract
   • Guarantee

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stipulate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stipulate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of stipulate in a Sentence

1. John Kennedy:

   I’m not asking your opinion as a judge, i’m asking your opinion as a person, as a law professor. I’ll stipulate, with all of you, that you’re all going to be fair and unbiased. Now, do you think misbehavior and illegal acts should be forgiven in the name of social justice?

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   By a declaration of rights, I mean one which shall stipulate freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of commerce against monopolies, trial by juries in all cases, no suspensions of the habeas corpus, no standing armies. These are fetters against doing evil which no honest government should decline.

3. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   People are tired of hearing candidates talk about themselves, and they want to hear them talk about what their problems are ... Let's stipulate that (Fiorina) and (Trump) were successful business people in their own right with their own successes and failures. That does nothing for the person sitting on the other end of the camera.

4. New York:

   We all can stipulate that there is not going to be a large new Green New Deal package that becomes law this year, but this is going to be the forum for a big politically-charged debate over what the priorities are, whether the two parties think that climate change is real, and what we should do about it.

5. Hector Danisa:

   If you procure trains and you don't stipulate as a condition to make local content trains, you buy trains offshore... and South African suppliers have hardly any local content, it basically erodes local content and the skills die with it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stipulate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stipulate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=stipulate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stipulate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=stipulate