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Stipulate vs Formulate - What's the difference?

stipulate | formulate |

As verbs the difference between stipulate and formulate

is that stipulate is to require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement while formulate is to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

As an adjective stipulate

is 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

    formulate

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Verb

  • To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
  • *
  • Another source of evidence supporting the conclusion that children learn language by formulating a set of rules comes from the errors'' that they produce. A case in point are overgeneralized past tense forms like ''comed'', ''goed'', ''seed'', ''buyed'', ''bringed , etc. frequently used by young children. [...]