[stip.u.late] vb -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [L stipulatus, pp. of stipulari to demand some term in an agreement] vi (ca. 1624) 1: to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something: contract
2: to demand an express term in an agreement--used with for ~ vt 1: to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer
2: to give a guarantee of -- stip.u.la.tor n
[2]stip.u.late adj [NL stipula] (1776): having stipules