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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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Accommodates
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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), 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.
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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