stipulate

English

WOTD - 18 October 2011    

Etymology 1

From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“I demand a guarantee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/, /ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt/

Verb

stipulate (third-person singular simple present stipulates, present participle stipulating, simple past and past participle stipulated)

1. To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
2. To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
3. To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.

Derived terms

• stipulated
• stipulation
• stipulative

Translations

to require as a condition of a contract or agreement

Dutch: bedingen (nl) Finnish: vaatia (fi), panna ehdoksi (fi), edellyttää (fi) German: stipulieren (de)

Russian: предусматривать (ru), оговаривать (ru) Spanish: estipular (es) Turkish: şart koşmak (tr)

to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement

Dutch: garanderen (nl) Finnish: sopia (fi) German: vereinbaren (de)

Russian: оговаривать (ru) Spanish: estipular (es)

to acknowledge the truth of

Finnish: hyväksyä (fi) German: anerkennen (de)

Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

stipule +‎ -ate

A Euphorbia pteroneura stipule.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstɪpjələt/

Adjective

stipulate (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.

Antonyms

• exstipulate

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Italian

Verb

stipulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of stipulare
2. second-person plural imperative of stipulare
3. Feminine plural of stipulato

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Latin

Participle

stipulāte

1. vocative masculine singular of stipulātus