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Stipulate vs Enshrine - What's the difference?

stipulate | enshrine |

As verbs the difference between stipulate and enshrine

is that stipulate is to require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement while enshrine is to enclose (a sacred relic etc) in a shrine or chest.

As an adjective stipulate

is (botany) having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.

stipulate

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Verb

(stipulat)
  • To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
  • To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
  • To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
    • Derived terms
    * stipulated * stipulation * stipulative

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.
    • Antonyms
    * exstipulate

    enshrine

    English

    Verb

    (enshrin)
  • To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
  • To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
  • *2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 256:
  • *:At the centre of Muhammad's achievement was the extraordinary poetry which enshrined his revelations.
  • To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty
    • Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.