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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 17, 2021 is: negotiate \nih-GOH-shee-ayt\ verb
Negotiate 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."

// The [parties](https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-origin-of-party-individuals-groups) negotiated an agreement.

// The slope is designed for an experienced skier who can negotiate unpredictable terrain.

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Examples:

"... [unionized](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionize) workers are in better position now to negotiate higher wages…." — Dave Flessner, The Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press, 19 Oct. 2021

Did you know?

Negotiate comes from Latin neg?ti?r?, meaning "to carry on business," and the word shares that meaning. In English, it can also mean "to successfully travel along or over."

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