NEGOTIATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does negotiate mean?
• NEGOTIATE (verb)
The verb NEGOTIATE has 2 senses:
1. discuss the terms of an arrangement
2. succeed in passing through, around, or over
Familiarity information: NEGOTIATE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NEGOTIATE (verb)
Meaning:
Discuss the terms of an arrangement
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
negotiate; talk terms; negociate
Context example:
They negotiated the sale of the house
Hypernyms (to "negotiate" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "negotiate"):
arbitrate; intercede; intermediate; liaise; mediate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)
renegociate; renegotiate (revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor)
bargain; dicker (negotiate the terms of an exchange)
broker (act as a broker)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue negotiate
Sam wants to negotiate with Sue
Meaning:
Succeed in passing through, around, or over
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The hiker negociated the high mountain pass
Hypernyms (to "negotiate" is one way to...):
go across; go through; pass (go across or through)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
