stipulate /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/verb 5/ˈstɪpjəlɪt/ adjective 1forms 3 verb5 •To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.In general, steel springs were stipulated for primary suspension, although rubber was accepted for auxiliary springing; hydraulic dampers were specified and the use of laminated springs ruled out. — 1960 •To ask for a contractual term.Although another person cannot stipulate for us, yet in our stipulations we can associate with ourselves another person who stipulates for the same performance, and is called an adstipulator. — 2020 •To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement. •(US, formal) To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.The defense stipulates that the witness has identified my client. •(formal) To mutually agree.We will stipulate to our receipt of all pertinent discovery documents. stipulate /ˈstɪpjəlɪt/ adjective1 •Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk. formsstipulated · stipulating · stipulates