Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stipulate

3 senses of stipulate

Sense 1
stipulate, qualify, condition, specify -- (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments")
       => contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement)

Sense 2
stipulate -- (give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners")
       => guarantee, vouch -- (give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products")

Sense 3
stipulate -- (make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force)
       => contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement)

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