stipulate
verb /ˈstɪpjuleɪt/
/ˈstɪpjuleɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stipulate | /ˈstɪpjuleɪt/ /ˈstɪpjuleɪt/ |
| he / she / it stipulates | /ˈstɪpjuleɪts/ /ˈstɪpjuleɪts/ |
| past simple stipulated | /ˈstɪpjuleɪtɪd/ /ˈstɪpjuleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle stipulated | /ˈstɪpjuleɪtɪd/ /ˈstɪpjuleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form stipulating | /ˈstɪpjuleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈstɪpjuleɪtɪŋ/ |
- to state clearly and definitely that something must be done, or how it must be done synonym specify
- stipulate something A delivery date is stipulated in the contract.
- stipulate that… The job advertisement stipulates that the applicant must have three years' experience.
- stipulate what, how, etc… The policy stipulates what form of consent is required.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStipulate is used with these nouns as the subject:- constitution
- regulation
- rule
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin stipulat- ‘demanded as a formal promise’, from the verb stipulari.