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stip·u·late 1
(stĭp′yə-lāt′)v. stip·u·lat·ed, stip·u·lat·ing, stip·u·lates
v.tr.
1. To specify or agree to as a condition in an agreement: The two firms stipulated a payment deadline.
2. To agree to (a fact) in order to reduce the scope of the dispute to be resolved by a court. Used of litigants.
3. To concede for the purposes of argument: "Even if we stipulate that it's the president's duty to bring any American soldier home who's been held in captivity, it's perfectly reasonable to ask if this was a deal he should have made" (Bernard Goldberg).
v.intr.
1. To state or specify a demand or provision in an agreement: The law stipulates for a ban on the chemical.
2. To form an agreement.
[Latin stipulārī, stipulāt-, to bargain.]
stip′u·la′tor n.
stip·u·late 2
(stĭp′yə-lĭt)adj.
Having stipules.
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stipulate
(ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt)vb
1. (tr; may take a clause as object) to specify, often as a condition of an agreement
2. (foll by: for) to insist (on) as a term of an agreement
3. (Law) Roman law 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
[C17: 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 adj
ˌstipuˈlation n
ˈstipuˌlator n
stipulatory adj
stipulate
(ˈstɪpjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt)adj
(Botany) (of a plant) having stipules
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stip•u•late1
(ˈstɪp yəˌleɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 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.
3. to promise, in making an agreement.
v.i. 4. to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement.
[1615–25; < Latin stipulātus, past participle of stipulārī to exact a promise or guarantee]
stip′u•la`tor, n.
stip•u•late2
(ˈstɪp yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt)adj.
having stipules.
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stipulate
Past participle: stipulated
Gerund: stipulating
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| Verb | 1. | stipulate - 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" stipulate - give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners" provide - determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech" |
| 2. | stipulate - give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners" | |
| 3. | stipulate - make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force jus civile, Justinian code, Roman law, civil law - the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law |
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stipulate
verb specify, state, agree, require, promise, contract, settle, guarantee, engage, pledge, lay down, covenant, postulate, insist upon, lay down or impose conditions International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.
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stipulate
verbTo make specific:
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Translations
يَشْتَرِط
stanovit
præcisere
kiköt
noteiktparedzet ka noteikumu
vyhradiť si
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stipulate
vt
delivery date, amount, price → festsetzen; size, quantity → vorschreiben, festsetzen; conditions → stellen, fordern, stipulieren (geh)
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stipulate
(ˈstipjuleit) verb to specify something or to specify a condition as part of an agreement. The contract stipulates that the rent (must) be paid six months in advance; The dates of payment are also stipulated.
stipulation nounWe made a number of stipulations before we agreed to discuss the contract.
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stipulate
n. negociar, estipular.
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