Ne*go"ti*ate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Negotiated (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Negotiating (?).]
1. To
carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange.
Constantinople had negotiated in the isles of the
Archipelago . . . the most indispensable
supplies.
Gibbon.
2. To transfer for a valuable consideration under
rules of commercial law; to sell;
to pass.
The notes were not negotiated to them in the usual course of business or trade.
Kent.
Ne*go"ti*ate (?), v. i. [L. negotiatus, p. p. of
negotiari, fr. negotium business;
nec not + otium leisure. Cf. Neglect.]
1. To transact business; to carry on trade. [Obs.] Hammond.
2. To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some
business affair; to bargain or
trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm.
3. To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or
conferences.
He that negotiates between
God and man
Is God's ambassador.
Cowper.
4. To intrigue; to scheme. [Obs.] Bacon.
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