negotiate

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 17, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>negotiate</strong> &#149; \nih-GOH-shee-ayt\&nbsp; &#149; <em>verb</em><br /> <p><em>Negotiate</em> means "to deal with or bring about through discussion or compromise." It also means, for people and things in motion, "to get through, around, or over successfully."</p> <p>// The <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-origin-of-party-individuals-groups">parties</a> <em>negotiated</em> an agreement.</p> <p>// The slope is designed for an experienced skier who can <em>negotiate</em> unpredictable terrain.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negotiate">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"... <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionize">unionized</a> workers are in better position now to <em>negotiate</em> higher wages…." — Dave Flessner, <em>The Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press</em>, 19 Oct. 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Negotiate</em> comes from Latin <em>negōtiārī</em>, meaning "to carry on business," and the word shares that meaning. In English, it can also mean "to successfully travel along or over."</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>