单词 | stipulate |
释义 | Word Frequency stipulate 1(ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt) verb 1. (tr; may take a clause as object) to specify, often as a condition of an agreement 2. (intransitive; foll by for) to insist (on) as a term of an agreement 3. Roman law to make (an oral contract) in the form of question and answer necessary to render it legally valid 4. (tr; may take a clause as object) to guarantee or promise Derived forms stipulable (ˈstɪpjʊləbəl) adjective stipulation (ˌstipuˈlation) noun stipulator (ˈstipuˌlator) noun stipulatory (ˈstɪpjʊlətərɪ, -trɪ) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin stipulārī, probably from Old Latin stipulus firm, but perhaps from stipula a stalk, from the convention of breaking a straw to ratify a promiseWord Frequency stipulate 2(ˈstɪpjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) adjective (of a plant) having stipules |
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