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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
renegotiate

1934, from re- "again" + negotiate. Related: Renegotiated; renegotiating.

Wiktionary
renegotiate

vb. To negotiate new terms to replace old ones.

WordNet
renegotiate
  1. v. negociate anew; "The two warring parties will have to renegociate" [syn: renegociate]

  2. revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor; "We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down" [syn: renegociate]

Usage examples of "renegotiate".

He also expected eventually to renegotiate the contract by making some threats and showing a little muscle.

Bert had tried unsuccessfully for years to renegotiate the stadium contract with Jason Keane, and she had no reason to believe she could resolve a situation that had defeated her father.

If at any time you wish to change your mind and become the wife you should be, I will be willing to renegotiate this unwritten contract we have between us.

Bondue began to chain-smoke as he explained to Bill in French that, regrettably, Cofidis would be forced to renegotiate my contract because of my illness.

They were offering to renegotiate, which they felt was generous under the circumstances.

I thought then, and I still think, that he came to the hospital with a choice to make: if I looked healthy, then he would take a positive attitude and let the deal stand, and if I looked very ill, he would take the hard-line approach and renegotiate or terminate.

He persuaded Kathleen to hold off on her plan, but every now and then he had to renegotiate with her.

The Gel daThae woman be here as an ambassador to renegotiate our treaty with her town.

Now that they were part of the same family, the trata agreement had to be renegotiated, and their family was richer than it had been.

I walked back to the end where I had come up, renegotiated the planks, and descended to ground level.

Barlennan renegotiated the contract, insisting on unrestricted access to any scientific information the aliens could supply.

She made the tea, found a Thermos jug and two mugs, and when she renegotiated the deck, the rain was driving in with even greater force.

Ron and Jason Keane were in the process of renegotiating their stadium contract.

A little renegotiating, and suddenly Enron had hundreds of millions in new profits-on the same deals?

What Jerry planned to discuss with her would be a renegotiating of her contract.