Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stipulate

/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: stip-u-late
IPA: /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.

Transitive verb

verb

To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.

American usage; Formal; Transitive verb

verb

To ask for a contractual term.

Intransitive verb

verb

To mutually agree.

Formal; Intransitive verb

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Out of special love and affection they stipulate that the survivor shall remain in full possession and use the entire temporal estate which they leave behind and none of the heirs shall demand an account or proof or balance so that the survivor may manage the estate in the manner he or she thinks best."
"The defense stipulates that the witness has identified my client."
"The parties stipulate that Exhibits 1 through 3 accompanied the initial Verified Complaint and Jury Demand, and that they are displayed in this text in the Exhibits section solely for clarity of the layout."
"Although another person cannot stipulate for us, yet in our stipulations we can associate with ourselves another person who stipulates for the same performance, and is called an adstipulator."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steyp-der. Proto-Italic *stips Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-elā Proto-Italic *stipelā Latin stipula? ▲ Proto-Italic *stipelā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *stipelāō? Latin stipulātusbor. English stipulate From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“to demand a formal promise, stipulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: stipulātus

Usage

Inflected Forms

stipulates (present, singular) stipulating (participle, present) stipulated (participle, past) stipulated (past)

Derived Forms

restipulate stipulatable stipulated stipulative astipulate estipulate stipulately

Frequently Paired Words

stipulation

Synonyms

provide qualify condition specify

Antonyms

exstipulate

Rhymes With

manipulate

Questions

How do you pronounce stipulate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/.
What does stipulate mean?: To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
Where does stipulate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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