Added 9 October 2026
negotiate
/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ verb
In Latin: agō Wiktionary
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- To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
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To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
We negotiated the contract to everyone's satisfaction.
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To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigating a hazard or obstacle.
We negotiated the mountain track with difficulty.
Origin
c. 1598; borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, perfect active participle of negōtior (“to do business, trade”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from negotium (“business”) + -or, from nec (“not”) + otium (“leisure, ease, inactivity”).
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