Pronunciation: ə - ' kä-m ə - ˌ d ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -dat · ed ; -dat · ing
Etymology: Latin accommodatus, past participle of accommodare, from ad- + commodare to make fit, from commodus suitable ― more at COMMODE
Date: 1550
transitive verb
1 : to make fit, suitable, or congruous
2 : to bring into agreement or concord : RECONCILE
3 : to provide with something desired, needed, or suited (as a helpful service, a loan, or lodgings)
4 a : to make room for b : to hold without crowding or inconvenience
5 : to give consideration to : allow for < accommodate the special interests of various groups>
intransitive verb : to adapt oneself also : to undergo visual accommodation
synonyms see ADAPT , CONTAIN
– ac · com · mo · da · tive \ - ˌ d ā -tiv \ adjective
– ac · com · mo · da · tive · ness noun
– ac · com · mo · da · tor \ - ˌ d ā -t ə r \ noun