Antonyms for negotiate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ni-goh-shee-eyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɪˈgoʊ ʃiˌeɪt |
Definition of negotiate
Origin :- "to communicate in search of mutual agreement," 1590s, back-formation from negotiation, or else from Latin negotiatus, past participle of negotiari. In the sense of "tackle successfully" (1862), it at first meant "to clear on horseback a hedge, fence, or other obstacle" and "originated in the hunting-field; those who hunt the fox like also to hunt jocular verbal novelties" [Gowers, 1965]. Related: Negotiated; negotiating.
- verb bargain, discuss
- verb traverse, cross
- We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it; we will not surrender for it—now or ever.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Some had goods or possessions, of which they wished to negotiate the sale.
- Extract from : « The Intelligence Office (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Joel Barlow, the poet, was sent to Paris to negotiate the sale of the lands.
- Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
- In fact, the girl was evidently feeling a strain at having to negotiate with him at all.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- The Temple women have heard of her, and they sent a woman to negotiate.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- He prided himself on being able to negotiate with men of any manners or none.
- Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
- Now what I want you to do is to go off to the steamer and negotiate with the admiral.
- Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
- And they are seemingly prepared to negotiate its terms on that assumption.
- Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
- I should like to know what good you are, if I am to negotiate with these creatures myself!
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
- If nothing else offer, I'll try and negotiate an exchange with Flynn.
- Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II (of II) » by Edmund Downey
Synonyms for negotiate
- accommodate
- adjudicate
- adjust
- agree
- arbitrate
- arrange
- bring to terms
- bury the hatchet
- clear
- come across with
- compose
- concert
- conciliate
- confer
- connect
- consult
- contract
- covenant
- cut a deal
- deal
- debate
- dicker
- get around
- get over
- get past
- haggle
- hammer out a deal
- handle
- horse trade
- hurdle
- intercede
- leap over
- make a deal
- make peace
- make terms
- manage
- mediate
- moderate
- network
- overleap
- parley
- pass
- pass through
- referee
- settle
- step in
- stipulate
- surmount
- swap
- transact
- treat
- umpire
- vault
- work out
- work out a deal
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