| VERB | social | negociate, pull off, bring off, carry off, manage | be successful |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | negociate | sell or discount | |
| possession | negociate | transfer by endorsement to another in return for value received | |
| motion | negociate, negotiate | succeed in passing ... / passing through, around, or over | |
| communication | negociate | confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement | |
| communication | negociate, negotiate, talk terms | discuss the terms of an arrangement |
| Meaning | Be successful; achieve a goal. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" | |
| Synonyms | pull off, bring off, carry off, manage | |
| Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
| Opposite | fail | Be unable |
| Spanish | conseguir, lograr | |
| Meaning | sell or discount. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "negociate securities" | |
| Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| Broader | sell | Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent |
| Meaning | transfer by endorsement to another in return for value received. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "negociate a bond" | |
| Broader | transfer | Cause to change ownership |
| Meaning | succeed in passing ... / passing through, around, or over. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The hiker negociated the high mountain pass" | |
| Synonym | negotiate | |
| Broader | pass | go across or through |
| Spanish | negociar | |
| Meaning | confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The parties negociated all night" | |
| Narrower | horse-trade | negotiate with much give and take |
| parley | discuss, as between enemies | |
| renegociate, renegotiate | negociate / negociate anew | |
| treat | Engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement | |
| Broader | hash out, discuss, talk over | speak with others about (something) |
| Meaning | discuss the terms of an arrangement. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Sam and Sue negociate; Sam wants to negociate with Sue | |
| Synonyms | negotiate, talk terms | |
| Narrower | broker | act as a broker |
| dicker, bargain | negotiate the terms of an exchange | |
| intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate | Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences | |
| renegociate, renegotiate | revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits / profits gained by the contractor | |
| Broader | hash out, discuss, talk over | speak with others about (something) |
| Spanish | negociar | |
| Catalan | negociar | |
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