# stipulate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/ · frequency rank #38,634

## Definitions
1. To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
2. To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
3. To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
4. To ask for a contractual term.
5. To mutually agree.

## Etymology
From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“to demand a formal promise, stipulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **stipulated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stipulate-vs-stipulated)
- **simulate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simulate-vs-stipulate)
- **stimulate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stimulate-vs-stipulate)
- **stimulated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stimulated-vs-stipulate)

## Common misspellings (13)
`sitpulate`, `sstipulate`, `stipluate`, `stippulate`, `stipualte`, `stipulaet`, `stipulatte`, `stipullate`, `stipultae`, `stiuplate`, `stpiulate`, `sttipulate`, `tsipulate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stipulate