— accommodable , /euh kom"euh deuh beuhl/ , adj.
/euh kom"euh dayt'/ , v. , accommodated, accommodating .
v.t.
1. to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige; to accommodate a friend.
2. to provide suitably; supply (usually fol. 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. to 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. to bring into harmony; adjust; reconcile: to accommodate differences.
v.i.
9. to become adjusted or adapted.
10. to become reconciled; agree.
[ 1515-25; accommodatus adjusted (ptp. of accommodare ), equiv. to ac- AC- + commod ( us ) fitting, suitable ( com- COM- + modus measure, manner) + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. serve, aid, assist, help, abet. See oblige. 6. See contain. 7. fit, suit. 8. compose, harmonize.
Ant. 1. inconvenience.