accommodate

[ uh-kom-uh-deyt ]

/ əˈkɒm əˌdeɪt /

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verb (used with object), ac·com·mo·dat·ed, ac·com·mo·dat·ing.

to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.

to provide suitably; supply (usually followed by with): The officials were accommodated with seats toward the front of the room.

to lend money to: Can you accommodate him, or are you short of cash?

to provide with a room and sometimes with food.

to furnish with accommodations, as food and lodgings.

to have or make room for: Will this elevator accommodate 10 people?

to make suitable or consistent; adapt: to accommodate oneself to circumstances.

to bring into harmony or make adjustments or allowances for: to accommodate differences; to accommodate your busy schedule.

verb (used without object), ac·com·mo·dat·ed, ac·com·mo·dat·ing.

to become adjusted or adapted.

to become reconciled; agree.

Nearby words

acclimatize, acclivity, acclivous, accolade, accolated, accommodate, accommodating, accommodation, accommodation address, accommodation bill, accommodation collar

Origin of accommodate

1515–25; < Latin accommodātus adjusted (past participle of accommodāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + commod(us) fitting, suitable (com- com- + modus measure, manner) + -ātus -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR accommodate

1 serve, aid, assist, help, abet.

7 fit, suit.

8 compose, harmonize.

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ANTONYMS FOR accommodate

1 inconvenience.

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Related forms

ac·com·mo·da·ble

[uh-kom-uh-duh-buhl] /əˈkɒm ə də bəl/, adjectivenon·ac·com·mo·da·ble, adjectivepre·ac·com·mo·date, verb (used with object), pre·ac·com·mo·dat·ed, pre·ac·com·mo·dat·ing.re·ac·com·mo·date, verb, re·ac·com·mo·dat·ed, re·ac·com·mo·dat·ing.

un·ac·com·mo·da·ble, adjectiveun·der·ac·com·mo·dat·ed, adjectivewell-ac·com·mo·dat·ed, adjective

Synonym study

1. See oblige. 6. See contain.

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British Dictionary definitions for accommodated

accommodate

/ (əˈkɒməˌdeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to supply or provide, esp with lodging or board and lodging

(tr) to oblige or do a favour for

to adjust or become adjusted; adapt

(tr) to bring into harmony; reconcile

(tr) to allow room for; contain

(tr) to lend money to, esp on a temporary basis until a formal loan has been arranged

Derived Formsaccommodative, adjective

Word Origin for accommodate

C16: from Latin accommodāre to make fit, from ad- to + commodus having the proper measure

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Word Origin and History for accommodated

accommodate

1530s, from Latin accomodatus "suitable," past participle of accomodare "make fit, adapt, fit one thing to another," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + commodare "make fit," from commodus "fit" (see commode). Related: Accommodated; accommodating.

accommodate

verb (used with object), ac·com·mo·dat·ed, ac·com·mo·dat·ing.

verb (used without object), ac·com·mo·dat·ed, ac·com·mo·dat·ing.

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