stipulate

CEFRB2

/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To state a condition that must be accepted.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.

Examples

  • If you stipulate that these things are true, I will sign the contract.

  • Why wouldn't you stipulate that in the contract?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt/
  • /ˈstɪpjəlɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.

  2. To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.

  3. To ask for a contractual term.

More examples

In context

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

  • My contract stipulated that I would make dinner for him at six o'clock and leave at seven after finishing the dishes; but the Professor began objecting to this schedule as soon as my son arrived on the scene.

  • 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.

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

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