stipulate

• POS: Adjective, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: stip=u=late

CIDE DICTIONARY

stipulate, a. 

 Furnished with stipules; as, a stipulate leaf.  [1913 Webster]

stipulate, v. i. [L. stipulatus, p. p. of stipulari to stipulate, fr. OL. stipulus firm, fast; probably akin to L. stipes a post. Cf. Stiff.].

 To make an agreement or covenant with any person or company to do or forbear anything; to bargain; to contract; to settle terms; as, certain princes stipulated to assist each other in resisting the armies of France.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stipulate, v.tr.
1 demand or specify as part of a bargain or agreement.
2 (foll. by for) mention or insist upon as an essential condition.
3 (as stipulated adj.) laid down in the terms of an agreement.

Derivative

stipulation n. stipulator n.

stipulate, adj. Bot. having stipules.

Etymology

L stipula (as STIPULE)

THESAURUS

stipulate

agree, agree to, assign, attach a condition, bargain, bargain for, call for, compact, condition, contend for, contract, covenant, demand, denominate, designate, detail, determine, do a deal, engage, fight for, fix, guarantee, have a catch, have a joker, indicate, insist on, insist upon, make a deal, make conditional, make contingent, make reservations, mark, mention, name, particularize, pick out, pin down, point out, promise, provide, provide for, qualify, require, select, set, set conditions, set forth, set terms, signify, specialize, specifically provide, specify, state, stickle for, stipulate for, strive for, struggle for, undertake, vie for, warrant

ROGET THESAURUS

stipulate

Compact

VB contract, covenant, agree for, engage, treat, negotiate, stipulate, make terms, bargain, make a bargain, strike a bargain, come to terms, come to an understanding, compromise, set at rest, close, close with, conclude, complete, settle, confirm, ratify, clench, subscribe, underwrite, endorse, indorse, put the seal to, sign, seal, indent, take one at one's word, bargain by inch of candle.

Conditions

VB make terms, come to terms, make it a condition, stipulate, insist upon, make a point of, bind, tie up.