stipulate
stipulate Lexical Profile
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• verb
To demand or specify a requirement, typically as part of a bargain, contract, or agreement.
"The employment contract clearly stipulates that employees must give at least two weeks of notice before resigning."
American To agree formally on a factual or procedural matter with opposing counsel so that it does not need to be proved in court.
"Both the prosecution and the defense agreed to stipulate to the authenticity of the financial records to save time during the trial."
• adjective
Having stipules, or small leaf-like appendages at the base of a leafstalk (used in botany).
"Botanists classify the rose family partly by its stipulate leaves, which feature small paired appendages at the base of the petiole."
• Rhymes for stipulate
Word Origin & Etymology
The verb derives from the Latin stipulari ('to demand a formal promise'), which Roman jurists traditionally connected to stipula ('a stalk of straw'), referencing an ancient custom of breaking a straw between two parties to seal a binding contract. The botanical adjective comes independently from New Latin stipula, referring to leaf-base appendages.