I. ˈstipyəˌlāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin stipulatus, past participle of stipulari to make an express demand for some term in an agreement; akin to Umbrian steplatu one that makes an express demand for some term in an agreement and perhaps to Latin stipare to press together — more at stiff
intransitive verb
1. : to make an agreement or covenant with a person or company to do or forbear something : contract
have stipulated for the future disposition and management of those funds — John Marshall
2. : to make an express demand for some term in an agreement — used with for
fulfilling … all the conditions of constraint for which we stipulated — Sacheverell Sitwell
3. : to agree respecting the conduct of legal proceedings — used with to
counsel on both sides will stipulate to the receipt of such working papers … in evidence — Journal of Accountancy
transitive verb
1. : to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer (as a contract, treaty, deed, will, law) : state as a stipulation
in his will the latter stipulated that his sons should all be taught trades — H.E.Starr
the terms of the Italian peace treaty had stipulated the return to Greece of the Dodecanese Islands — R.G.Woolbert
2. : to give a guarantee of : promise
ceded to the French, who stipulated to erect no fortifications on these islands — Jedidiah Morse
3. : to agree mutually concerning (conduct or evidence) during legal proceedings
we'll stipulate … that this man was employed to spy on his wife — Erle Stanley Gardner
II. -_lə̇t adjective
also stip·u·lat·ed -ˌlād.ə̇d
Etymology: stipulate from New Latin stipulatus, from stipula + Latin -atus -ate; stipulated from stipulate (from New Latin stipulatus ) + -ed
: furnished with stipules