adj · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈstɪpjəlɪt/
/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/
/ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, formal, transitive
Topics: law
Examples
The defense stipulates that the witness has identified my client.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To ask for a contractual term.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To mutually agree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, intransitive
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contract, undertake
8
verb
Meaning 8
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: qualify, condition, specify
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contract, undertake
Narrower terms: provide
9
verb
Meaning 9
give a guarantee or promise of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
They stipulated to release all the prisoners
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: guarantee, vouch
History
Etymology
From stipule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“to demand a formal promise, stipulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
korvakkeellinen
— botany: having stipules
Portuguese:
estipulado
— botany: having stipules
Swedish:
stipelförsedd
— botany: having stipules
Swedish:
stipelbärande
— botany: having stipules
Bulgarian:
поставям като условие
(postavjam kato uslovie)
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Chinese Mandarin:
规定
(guīdìng)
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Dutch:
bedingen
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Dutch:
stipuleren
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Finnish:
vaatia
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Finnish:
panna ehdoksi
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Finnish:
edellyttää
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
French:
stipuler
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
German:
stipulieren
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Greek:
καθορίζω
(kathorízo)
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Hungarian:
feltétel(eke)t szab
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Hungarian:
kiköt
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Hungarian:
előír
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Hungarian:
megszab
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Italian:
stipulare
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Korean:
규정하다
(gyujeonghada)
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Latin:
stipulor
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Norwegian Bokmål:
stipulere
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stipulere
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Persian:
قید کردن
(qeyd kardan)
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Portuguese:
estipular
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Russian:
предусма́тривать
(predusmátrivatʹ)
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Russian:
оговаривать
(ogovarivatʹ)
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Spanish:
estipular
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Spanish:
destajar
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Swedish:
stipulera
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Turkish:
şart koşmak
— to require as a condition of a contract or agreement
Bulgarian:
уговарям
(ugovarjam)
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Dutch:
garanderen
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Finnish:
sopia
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Finnish:
säätää
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
French:
stipuler
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
German:
vereinbaren
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Hungarian:
rendelkezik
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Hungarian:
meghatároz
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Hungarian:
lefektet
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Hungarian:
megállapodik
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Hungarian:
megegyezik
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Italian:
fissare
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Persian:
تصریح کردن
(tasrih kardan)
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Portuguese:
estipular
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Russian:
оговаривать
(ogovarivatʹ)
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Spanish:
estipular
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Turkish:
taahhüt etmek
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Turkish:
üstlenmek
— to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement
Bulgarian:
признавам
(priznavam)
— to acknowledge the truth of
Finnish:
hyväksyä
— to acknowledge the truth of
German:
anerkennen
— to acknowledge the truth of
Hungarian:
leszögez
— to acknowledge the truth of
Hungarian:
megállapít
— to acknowledge the truth of
Portuguese:
conceder
— to acknowledge the truth of
