[ac.com.mo.date] vb -dat.ed ; -dat.ing [L accommodatus, pp. of accommodare, fr. ad- + commodare to make fit, fr. commodus suitable--more at commode] vt (1550) 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 "~ the special interests of various groups" ~ vi: to adapt oneself; also: to undergo visual accommodation syn see adapt, contain -- ac.com.mo.da.tive adj -- ac.com.mo.da.tive.ness n