stipulate in WordNet English dictionary

1. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
   "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
   stipulate  qualify  condition  specify 
   
2. give a guarantee or promise of
   "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"
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3. make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
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