HyperDic: stipulate

English > 3 senses of the word *stipulate*:
VERB	communication	stipulate, qualify, condition, specify	specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
	communication	stipulate	give a guarantee or promise of
	communication	stipulate	make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force

stipulate > pronunciation
Sounds	stih'pyahley.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *stipulate*: 3 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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"
Synonyms	qualify, condition, specify
Narrower	provide	Determine (what is to happen / happen in certain contingencies) , especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
Broader	contract, undertake	Enter into a contractual arrangement
Similar to	stipulate	Give a guarantee or promise of
Spanish	concretar, condicionar, disponer, especificar, estipular, precisar
Catalan	concretar, condicionar, especificar, estipular, precisar
Adjectives	stipulatory	constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement
Nouns	stipulation	a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

English > *stipulate*: 3 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Give a guarantee or promise of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"They stipulated to release all the prisoners"
Broader	guarantee, vouch	Give surety or assume responsibility
Similar to	stipulate, qualify, condition, specify	Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
Spanish	estipular
Catalan	estipular

English > *stipulate*: 3 senses > verb 3, communication
Meaning	make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Category	Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile	The legal code of ancient Rome
Broader	contract, undertake	Enter into a contractual arrangement

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