stipulateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈstɪp.jə.leɪt/us/ˈstɪp.jə.leɪt/formalto say exactly how something must be or must be done:
She agreed to buy the car, but stipulated racing tyres and a turbo-powered engine.
[ + that ] The law stipulates that new cars must have seat belts for the driver and every passenger.
[ + question word ] We have signed a contract which stipulates when the project must be completed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- boss
- bossyboots
- chain of command
- charge
- crack the whip idiom
- defy
- demand
- dun
- enjoin
- expect
- forget
- harry
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate
- ordain
- order sb around
- overbearing
- prescribed
- steamroller
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