negotiate

(nĭ-gōˈshē-ātˌ)

1. To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement: negotiate a contract.
2. 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).
3. 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.

Related Forms:

• ne·goˈti·aˌtor noun

• ne·goˈtia·toˌry (-shə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē, -shē-ə-) adjective