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verb (used with object)
1.
to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige; to accommodate a friend.
2.
to provide suitably; supply (usually followed by with): to accommodate a friend with money.
3.
to lend money to: Can you accommodate him?
4.
to provide with a room and sometimes with food.
5.
EXPANDto furnish with accommodations.
6.
to have or make room for: Will this elevator accommodate 10 people?
7.
to make suitable or consistent; adapt: to accommodate oneself to circumstances.
8.
COLLAPSEto bring into harmony; adjust; reconcile: to accommodate differences.
verb (used without object)
9.
to become adjusted or adapted.
10.
to become reconciled; agree.
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Origin:
1515–25; < Latin accommodātus adjusted (past participle of accommodāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + commod(us) fitting, suitable (com- com- + modus measure, manner) + -ātus -ate1
1515–25; < Latin accommodātus adjusted (past participle of accommodāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + commod(us) fitting, suitable (com- com- + modus measure, manner) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
non·ac·com·mo·da·ble, adjective
non·ac·com·mo·da·b·ly, adverb
pre·ac·com·mo·date, verb (used with object), -dat·ed, -dat·ing.
re·ac·com·mo·date, verb, -dat·ed, -dat·ing.
EXPANDun·ac·com·mo·da·ble, adjective
un·der·ac·com·mo·dat·ed, adjective
well-ac·com·mo·dat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. serve, aid, assist, help, abet. See oblige. 6. See contain. 7. fit, suit. 8. compose, harmonize.
1. serve, aid, assist, help, abet. See oblige. 6. See contain. 7. fit, suit. 8. compose, harmonize.
Antonyms
1. inconvenience.
1. inconvenience.
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- The university continuously changes to accommodate today's needs, while still respecting the traditions and spirit of Auburn.
- Intermarriage was common, new towns sprang up to accommodate the increased population, and various religions blended together.
- It is equipped to accommodate 1200 persons.
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Word Origin & History
accommodate
1530s, from L. accomodatus "suitable," pp. of accomodare "make fit, adapt, fit one thing to another," from ad- "to" + commodare "make fit," from commodus "fit" (see commode). For accommodations "lodgings and entertainment," see accommodation. Pp. adj. accommodating "obliging" is attested from 1775.
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accommodate ac·com·mo·date (ə-kŏm'ə-dāt')
v. ac·com·mo·dat·ed, ac·com·mo·dat·ing, ac·com·mo·dates
To become adjusted, as the eye to focusing on objects at a distance.
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