negotiate
verb
[ nɪˈɡəʊʃɪeɪt ]
• obtain or bring about by discussion.
• "he negotiated a new contract with the sellers"
Similar:
arrange,
work out,
thrash out,
hammer out,
reach an agreement on,
agree on,
come to terms about,
reach terms on,
broker,
settle,
clinch,
conclude,
contract,
pull off,
bring off,
bring about,
transact,
sort out,
swing,
• find a way over or through (an obstacle or difficult route).
• "she cautiously negotiated the hairpin bend"
Similar:
get round/past/over,
make one's way round/past/over,
make it round/past/over,
clear,
cross,
pass over,
surmount,
overcome,
deal with,
cope with,
• transfer (a cheque, bill, or other document) to the legal ownership of another person, who thus becomes entitled to any benefit.
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin negotiat- ‘done in the course of business’, from the verb negotiari, from negotium ‘business’, from neg- ‘not’ + otium ‘leisure’.
