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accommodate Definition

ac·com·mo·date (ə käm′ə dāt′)

transitive verb -·dat′ed, -·dat′·ing

  1. to make fit; adjust; adapt to accommodate oneself to changes
  2. to reconcile (differences)
  3. to help by supplying (with something)
  4. to do a service or favor for
  5. to have space for a table to accommodate six diners
  6. to provide lodging for

Etymology: < L accommodatus, pp. of accommodare < ad-, to + commodare, to fit < commodus: see commode

intransitive verb

to become adjusted, as the lens of the eye in focusing on objects at various distances

accommodate Related Forms
ac·com′·mo·dat′·ive adjective ac·com′·mo·da′·tor noun
accommodate Synonyms

accommodate

v.

  1. To render a service

    help, aid, comfort, make comfortable, oblige, suit, serve, gratify, please, favor, arrange, settle, provide, convenience, benefit, tender, supply, furnish, assist, support, sustain, do a favor, do a favor for, profit, avail, indebt, indulge, humor, pamper, yield, bow, defer, submit, attend to the convenience of, accept, put oneself out for, do a service for, meet the wants of.

    Antonyms inconvenience, discommode, refuse.

  2. To suit one thing to another

    adjust, adapt, fit, suit, harmonize, conform, modify, attune, reconcile, settle, agree, accord, correspond, acclimate, accustom, compose, make suitable, make correspond, make conform, bring into consistency; see also adjust 1.

    Antonyms disrupt, confuse*, derange.

  3. To provide lodging

    house, quarter, lodge, rent to, put up, receive, take in, serve as host, entertain, welcome, board, shelter, billet, supply accommodations, furnish accommodations, entertain comfortably, host.

    Antonyms bar*, turn out, refuse entrance.

  4. To hold

    hold, contain, have room for; see contain 1, include 1. See syn. study atadjust, contain.

accommodate Usage Examples

Preposition: about

  • inmate: The T-shaped main building could accommodate about 60 inmates.

Object

  • inmate: By this time the workhouse could accommodate 464 inmates.
  • wheelchair: We also have a dedicated disabled picnic area with tables specifically designed to accommodate wheelchairs.
  • guest: Alternatively, to accommodate more guests, you could opt for spending less per head on the receptions.
  • passenger: Although she can accommodate 750 passengers, she is still small enough to travel up the world's greatest river.
  • pet: We very much regret that we are unable to accommodate pets.
  • request: We will attempt to accommodate a request to view the library outside these hours. How long can I borrow items for?

Modifying Another Word

  • comfortably: The splendid Dining room comfortably accommodates up to 100 guests for a sit down meal.
  • easily: The third bedroom also has a purpose built bed easily accommodating two people.
  • safely: Welcome bicycles free of charge on services where they can be accommodated safely.
  • approximately: The rooms will accommodate approximately 60 students, and provide enhanced lecture and multi-media facilities for the School.
  • happily: It was totally hassle-free, and they happily accommodated all our special requirements and adapted the building to meet our needs.
  • flexibly: Given that retail is a constantly evolving area, it is imperative that any system can flexibly accommodate changes to strategy and measures.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: Gift Shop Tea Room accommodating up to 60 at a time.

Preposition: without

  • recourse: The new Rules require that dependants can be maintained and accommodated without recourse to public funds.

Preposition: in

  • excess: A multi-use facility which can accommodate in excess of 7,500 seated spectators, with provisions for the disabled.
  • wing: The children were accommodated in parallel three-storey wings to each side, with boys at the north and girls to the south.
  • bedroom: You will be accommodated in study bedrooms at the college's main site, just off St Aldate's in the center of Oxford.
  • comfort: Groups of up to 10 people can be accommodated in four star comfort.
  • room: The Reading Room offers space for up to twenty researchers and additional readers can be accommodated in the adjacent meeting room if necessary.