stipulate 1
— stipulable /stip"yeuh leuh beuhl/ , adj. — stipulator , n. — stipulatory /stip"yeuh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.
/stip"yeuh layt'/ , v. , stipulated, stipulating .
v.i.
1. to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often fol. by for ).
v.t.
2. to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement: to stipulate a price.
3. to require as an essential condition in making an agreement: Total disarmament was stipulated in the peace treaty.
4. to promise, in making an agreement.
5. Law. to accept (a proposition) without requiring that it be established by proof: to stipulate the existence of certain facts or that an expert witness is qualified.
[ 1615-25; stipulatus (ptp. of stipulari to demand a formal agreement), appar. equiv. to stipul- (see STIPULE) + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 2, 3. specify, designate, indicate, cite.
stipulate 2
/stip"yeuh lit, -layt'/ , adj. Bot.
having stipules.
[ 1770-80; stipulatus. See STIPULE, -ATE 1 ]