negotiate, talk terms, negociate - discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house"

negociate - confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement; "The parties negociated all night"

powwow - hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

deliberate, debate - discuss the pros and cons of an issue

deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

bandy, kick around - discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions"

moderate, chair, lead - preside over; "John moderated the discussion"

advise, counsel - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

confer, confab, confabulate, consult - have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

talk of, talk about - discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things"

broach, initiate - bring up a topic for discussion

bandy about - discuss casually; "bandy about an idea"

hammer out, thrash out - discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement"