ACCOMMODATE


Meaning of ACCOMMODATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdāt ]

verb

( -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 -ˌdā-tiv adjective

• ac·com·mo·da·tive·ness noun

• ac·com·mo·da·tor -ˌdā-tər noun

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