单词 | stipulate |
释义 | stip·u·late 1 ![]() v. stip·u·lat·ed, stip·u·lat·ing, stip·u·lates v.tr. 1. To specify or agree to as a condition in an agreement: The two firms stipulated a payment deadline. 2. To agree to (a fact) in order to reduce the scope of the dispute to be resolved by a court. Used of litigants. 3. To concede for the purposes of argument: "Even if we stipulate that it's the president's duty to bring any American soldier home who's been held in captivity, it's perfectly reasonable to ask if this was a deal he should have made" (Bernard Goldberg). v.intr. 1. To state or specify a demand or provision in an agreement: The law stipulates for a ban on the chemical. 2. To form an agreement. [Latin stipulārī, stipulāt-, to bargain.] stipu·la′tor n. |
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