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ne⋅go⋅ti⋅ate

  [ni-goh-shee-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use negotiate in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
–verb (used with object)
2. to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms: to negotiate a loan.
3. to manage; transact; conduct: He negotiated an important business deal.
4. to move through, around, or over in a satisfactory manner: to negotiate a difficult dance step without tripping: to negotiate sharp curves.
5. to transfer (a draft, promissory note, etc.) to a new owner by endorsement and delivery or by delivery.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L negōtiātus (ptp. of negōtiārī to trade), equiv. to negōti(um) business (neg- not + ōtium leisure) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ne⋅go⋅ti⋅a⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
5. convey, transmit, sign over.
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ne·go·ti·ate   (nĭ-gō'shē-āt')   
v.   ne·go·ti·at·ed, ne·go·ti·at·ing, ne·go·ti·ates

v.   intr.
To confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement: "It is difficult to negotiate where neither will trust" (Samuel Johnson).
v.   tr.
  1. To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement: negotiate a contract.
    1. To transfer title to or ownership of (a promissory note, for example) to another party by delivery or by delivery and endorsement in return for value received.
    2. To sell or discount (assets or securities, for example).
    3. To succeed in going over or coping with: negotiate a sharp curve.
    4. To succeed in accomplishing or managing: negotiate a difficult musical passage.
    1. To succeed in going over or coping with: negotiate a sharp curve.
    2. To succeed in accomplishing or managing: negotiate a difficult musical passage.

[Latin negōtiārī, negōtiāt-, to transact business, from negōtium, business : neg-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + ōtium, leisure.]
ne·go'ti·a'tor n., ne·go'tia·to'ry (-shə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, -shē-ə-) adj.
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Negotiate

Ne*go"ti*ate\, v. i. [L. negotiatus, p. p. of negotiari, fr. negotium business; nec not + otium leisure. Cf. Neglect.]

1. To transact business; to carry on trade. [Obs.] --Hammond.

2. To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm.

3. To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences.

He that negotiates between God and man Is God's ambassador. --Cowper.

4. To intrigue; to scheme. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Negotiate

Ne*go"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Negotiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Negotiating.]

1. To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange.

Constantinople had negotiated in the isles of the Archipelago . . . the most indispensable supplies. --Gibbon.

2. To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.

The notes were not negotiated to them in the usual course of business or trade. --Kent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : negotiate
Spanish: negociar,
German: verhandeln,
Japanese: 交渉する
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negotiate  (v.)
"to communicate in search of mutual agreement," 1599, back-formation from negotiation (q.v.). In the sense of "tackle successfully" (1862), it at first meant "to clear on horseback a hedge, fence, or other obstacle" and "originated in the hunting-field; those who hunt the fox like also to hunt jocular verbal novelties." [Gowers, 1965]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ne·go·ti·ate
Pronunciation: ni-'gO-shE-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
intransitive verb : to confer with another so as to settle some matter transitive verb 1 : to bring about through conference, discussion, and agreement or compromise <negotiate a contract>
2 a : to transfer (as an instrument) to another by delivery or endorsement b : to convert into cash or the equivalent value <negotiate a check> —ne·go·ti·a·tion /ni-"gO-shE-'A-sh&n/ noun —ne·go·ti·a·tor /ni-'gO-shE-"A-t&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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