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accommodate

/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/verb4 syllables

Accommodate means: have room for; hold without crowding.

Synonyms for accommodate11

verb, as in have room for; hold without crowding

verb, as in be agreeable or acceptable to

verb, as in make (one thing) compatible with (another)

reconcile, conciliate

verb, as in make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

verb, as in provide housing for

verb, as in provide a service or favor for someone

oblige

What does accommodate mean?7

verb

1

have room for; hold without crowding“This hotel can accommodate 250 guests”

2

be agreeable or acceptable to“This suits my needs”

3

make (one thing) compatible with (another)“The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories”

4

make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose“Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country”

5

provide housing for“We are lodging three foreign students this semester”

6

provide a service or favor for someone“We had to oblige him”

7

provide with something desired or needed“Can you accommodate me with a rental car?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Accommodate in a sentence

  • I’ve changed to accommodate you, but it’s never enough.Nuel
  • It will not be long before you accommodate yourself to the new circumstances.AlanF_US
  • The plan has been changed to accommodate new circumstances.Nuel
  • You will soon accommodate yourself new ways of living.unknown
  • It can accommodate as many as ten people.Miktsoanit
  • They modified the report to accommodate all views.unknown
  • She was kind enough to accommodate me with some money.unknown
  • The passengers soon learned to accommodate themselves to their new circumstances.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of accommodate

as a verb

past tense
accommodated
present participle
accommodating
third-person singular
accommodates