accommodated; accommodating
Definition of accommodate
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
4
: to give consideration to : to allow for
trying to accommodate the special interests of various groups
5
: to make fit, suitable, or congruous
: to adapt oneself
also
: to undergo visual accommodation
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The first known use of accommodate was in 1538
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