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Meaning of accommodate in English
Pronunciation
/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/
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Verb
accommodate
Etymology
mid 16th century: from Latin accommodat-‘made fitting’, from the verb accommodare, from ad-‘to’ + commodus‘fitting’
Definitions
1.
be agreeable or acceptable to
Examples
« This suits my needs »
2.
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Examples
« Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country »
3.
provide with something desired or needed
Examples
« Can you accommodate me with a rental car? »
4.
have room for
Examples
« hold without crowding »
« This hotel can accommodate 250 guests »
« The theater admits 300 people »
« The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people »
5.
provide housing for
Examples
« We are lodging three foreign students this semester »
6.
provide a service or favor for someone
Examples
« We had to oblige him »
Antonyms
disoblige
7.
make compatible with
Examples
« The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories »