negotiate

Verb

discuss the terms of an arrangement
- "They negotiated the sale of the house"
succeed in passing through, around, or over
To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.
To transfer to another person with all the rights of the original holder; to pass, as a bill.
To transact business; to carry on trade.
To intrigue; to scheme.

Examples

Although the car was quite rickety, he could negotiate the curves very well.
The client and server computers must first negotiate a network protocol to be used.
We negotiated the contract to everyone's satisfaction.
We negotiated the mountain track with difficulty.

Origin / Etymology

c. 1598; borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, perfect active participle of negōtior (“to do business, trade”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from negotium (“business”) + -or, from nec (“not”) + otium (“leisure, ease, inactivity”).

Synonyms

negociate, talk terms

Scrabble Score: 10

negotiate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
negotiate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
negotiate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

negotiate: valid Words With Friends Word