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*a"tion (?), n. [L. negotiatio: cf. F. négociation.] 1. The act
or process of negotiating; a treating with another respecting sale or
purchase. etc.