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To negotiate is defined as to bargain or discuss both sides of an issue until an agreement is reached.

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An example of to negotiate is haggling over an item's price at Bangkok's Weekend Market.
An example of to negotiate is a divorcing couple reaching an agreement about the splitting of their assets.

See negotiate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb negotiated, negotiating

to confer, bargain, or discuss with a view to reaching agreement

Origin: < L negotiatus, pp. of negotiari, to carry on business < negotium, business < neg-, not (see negation) + otium, ease

transitive verb

to make arrangements for, settle, or conclude (a business transaction, treaty, etc.)
to transfer, assign, or sell (negotiable paper)
to succeed in crossing, surmounting, moving through, etc.: to negotiate a deep river

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negotiator noun

See negotiate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ne·go·ti·at·ed, ne·go·ti·at·ing, ne·go·ti·ates

verb, intransitive

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).

verb, transitive

To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement: negotiate a contract.
a. 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.
b. To sell or discount (assets or securities, for example).
a. To succeed in going over or coping with: negotiate a sharp curve.
b. To succeed in accomplishing or managing: negotiate a difficult musical passage.

Origin:

Origin: Latin negōtiārī, negōtiāt-, to transact business

Origin: , from negōtium, business

Origin: : neg-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots

Origin: + ōtium, leisure

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