Trade (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Traded; p. pr. & vb. n.Trading.] 1. To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business.
A free port, where nations... resorted with their goods and traded. Arbuthnot.
2. To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance.
3. To have dealings; to be concerned or associated; — usually followed by with.
How did you dare to trade and traffic with Macbeth? Shak.