NEGOCIATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does negociate mean? 

• NEGOCIATE (verb)
  The verb NEGOCIATE has 6 senses:

1. be successful; achieve a goal

2. sell or discount

3. transfer by endorsement to another in return for value received

4. succeed in passing through, around, or over

5. confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement

6. discuss the terms of an arrangement

  Familiarity information: NEGOCIATE used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEGOCIATE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be successful; achieve a goal

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

bring off; carry off; manage; negociate; pull off

Context example:

The pianist negociated the difficult runs

Hypernyms (to "negociate" is one way to...):

bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sell or discount

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

negociate securities

Hypernyms (to "negociate" is one way to...):

sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)

Domain category:

commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Transfer by endorsement to another in return for value received

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

negociate a bond

Hypernyms (to "negociate" is one way to...):

transfer (cause to change ownership)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Succeed in passing through, around, or over

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

negociate; negotiate

Context example:

The hiker negociated the high mountain pass

Hypernyms (to "negociate" is one way to...):

pass (go across or through)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The parties negociated all night

Hypernyms (to "negociate" 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 "negociate"):

renegociate; renegotiate (negociate anew)

treat (engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement)

horse-trade (negotiate with much give and take)

parley (discuss, as between enemies)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 6

Meaning:

Discuss the terms of an arrangement

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

negociate; negotiate; talk terms

Context example:

They negotiated the sale of the house

Hypernyms (to "negociate" 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 "negociate"):

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 negociate
Sam wants to negociate with Sue