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.
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.