ACCOMMODATE


Meaning of ACCOMMODATE in English

— 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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .