caveating


ca·ve·at

C0174900 (kăv′ē-ät′, kä′vē-, kā′vē-ăt′)n.1. a. A warning or caution: made a recommendation with many caveats.b. A qualification or explanation.2. Law A formal notice filed by an interested party requesting postponement of a court proceeding or other action until the filer can be heard.v. ca·ve·at·ed, ca·ve·at·ing, ca·ve·ats or ca·ve·at·ted or ca·ve·at·ting v.intr. Law To submit a caveat.v.tr.1. Law To make a caveat to (a will, for example).2. Informal To qualify with a warning or clarification: The spokesperson caveated the statement with a reminder that certain facts were still unknown.
[From Latin, let him beware, third person sing. present subjunctive of cavēre, to beware.]
cav′e·a·tor n.