accommodate

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ac·com·mo·date | \ ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdāt

accommodated; accommodating

Definition of accommodate

transitive verb

1 : to provide with something desired, needed, or suited I needed money, and they accommodated me with a loan.

2a : to make room for rebuilt the ship to accommodate the bigger containers

b : to hold without crowding or inconvenience a hotel that can accommodate about 100 people

3 : to bring into agreement or concord : reconcile Investors quickly accommodated themselves to the new market conditions.

4 : to give consideration to : to allow for trying to accommodate the special interests of various groups

5 : to make fit, suitable, or congruous

intransitive verb

: to adapt oneself also : to undergo visual accommodation

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Other Words from accommodate

accommodative \ ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tiv

\ adjective

accommodativeness noun

accommodator \ ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdā-tər

\ noun

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adapt, adjust, accommodate, conform, reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances. adapted themselves to the warmer climate adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence. businesses accommodating themselves to the new political reality conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle. refused to conform to society's values reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew

contain, hold, accommodate mean to have or be capable of having within. contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something. the can contains a quart of oil hold implies the capacity of containing or the usual or permanent function of containing or keeping. the bookcase will hold all my textbooks accommodate stresses holding without crowding or inconvenience. the hall can accommodate 500 people

Examples of accommodate in a Sentence

Although Lost World was the hottest movie around, we saw it in a chamber of almost laughable minuteness, barely large enough to accommodate nine rows of seats, which were grudgingly padded … — Bill Bryson, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, 1999 … a farmhouse that has been redone to accommodate both good English antiques and luxe 20th-century comforts without sacrificing any of its rough-hewn charm. — Francine Prose, Travel & Leisure, December 1994 The young-adult horror authors tend to be too busy accommodating MTV attention spans to create vivid personalities … — Ken Tucker, New York Times Book Review, 14 Nov. 1993 … political authority depended on tribal leadership, and the scholars had to accommodate themselves to it. — Ernest Gellner, Culture, Identity, and Politics, 1987 Over 600 people can be accommodated on the cruise ship. The ceilings were too low to accommodate his terrific height. They were kind enough to accommodate me with a ride to the train station. I asked them for additional money, and they accommodated me with a loan. He would often change his schedule to accommodate his clients. New facilities are being added to accommodate the special needs of elderly residents. Smart investors quickly accommodated to the new market conditions. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Outside, there is a host of amenities, including not one but two Jacuzzis, a helipad large enough to accommodate an Airbus ACH160, a sprawling beach club and two alfresco dining areas. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 July 2022 For the bread test, while the mixer was large enough to accommodate the dough, the baker must manually scrape the bowl. — Rennie Dyball, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022 The Elgin site is large enough to accommodate a maximum of 75 to 80, about 15 to 20 more than the Hoffman Estates space, Belmonte said. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022 Make sure the outdoor cat house is large enough to accommodate your cat (and perhaps your cat’s friends). — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 29 June 2022 Three floors are filled with rooms large enough to accommodate giant Christmas trees, and the home’s exterior and roofline would look stunning decorated with holiday lights. — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022 Some are large enough to accommodate a small cash stash as well. — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 29 June 2022 The Hansens attend the nondenominational Pathways Church, which recently purchased 19 acres on Dolly Parton Parkway to construct a building large enough to accommodate its growing congregation. — Aaron Zitner, WSJ, 8 May 2022 Scott designs are about 10 feet) needs to be large enough to accommodate someone quickly scooting down. — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for accommodate

borrowed from Latin accommodātus, past participle of accommodāre "to fit on, apply, make agree, make suitable, adapt," from ad- ad- + commodāre "to lend, hire, put at the disposal (of), provide," derivative of commodus "convenient, suitable" — more at commode

Note: In part a latinization of Middle French accommoder; John Palsgrave (Lʼéclaircissement de la langue française, 1530) renders accommodate with accommoder.

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accommodate

verb

ac·com·mo·date | \ ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdāt

accommodated; accommodating

Kids Definition of accommodate

1 : to provide with a place to stay or sleep accommodate guests

2 : to provide with something needed : help out My teacher will change her schedule to accommodate her students.

3 : to have room for The bus accommodates 40 people.

accommodate

intransitive verb

ac·com·mo·date | \ ə-ˈkäm-ə-ˌdāt

accommodated; accommodating

Medical Definition of accommodate

: to adapt oneself also : to undergo visual accommodation

accommodate

transitive verb

ac·com·mo·date | \ ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdāt

accommodated; accommodating

Legal Definition of accommodate

1 : to make a change or provision for accommodate a disability — see also reasonable accommodation

2 : to accept without compensation responsibility for a debt of (another person) in the event of nonpayment as a way of reassuring a reluctant creditor — see also accommodation paper at paper, accommodation party at party sense 1a

Note: To accommodate a debtor effectively, the party must sign the debt instrument, adding words describing limitations or conditions to the accommodation, if any.