adstipulate

intransitive verb

ad·​stip·​u·​late

ad-ˈsti-pyə-ˌlāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: to act as an adstipulator

adstipulation

ad-ˌsti-pyə-ˈlā-shən

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Latin adstipulatus, past participle of adstipulari, from ad- + stipulari to stipulate

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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