Main Entry: ac·com·mo·date

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ac·com·mo·dat·ed; ac·com·mo·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