accommodate

ac·com·mo·date  (-km-dt)

v. ac·com·mo·dat·ed, ac·com·mo·dat·ing, ac·com·mo·dates

v.tr.

1. To do a favor or service for; oblige. See Synonyms at oblige.

2. To provide for; supply with.

3. To hold comfortably without crowding. See Synonyms at contain.

4. To make suitable; adapt. See Synonyms at adapt.

5. To allow for; consider: an economic proposal that accommodates the interests of senior citizens.

6. To settle; reconcile.

v.intr.

1. To adapt oneself; become adjusted: It is never easy to accommodate to social change.

2. Physiology To become adjusted, as the eye to focusing on objects at a distance.

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[Latin accomodre, accomodt-, to fit : ad-, ad- + commodus, suitable; see commodious.]

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ac·commo·dative adj.

ac·commo·dative·ness n.

ac·commo·dator n.

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accommodate

Verb

[-dating, -dated]

1. to provide with lodgings

2. to have room for

3. to do a favour for

4. to adjust or become adjusted; to adapt [Latin accommodare]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accommodate - be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" fit, suit conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
	2.	accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" adapt vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" adjust - make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness" gear, pitch - set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" fit - insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment" anglicise, anglicize - make English in appearance; "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London" shoehorn - fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited tailor, orient - adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" domesticate, tame, cultivate, naturalise, naturalize - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" Christianize - adapt in the name of Christianity; "some people want to Christianize ancient pagan sites" naturalise, naturalize - adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" electrify, wire - equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" transcribe - rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
	3.	accommodate - provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
	4.	accommodate - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" admit, hold contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people" house - contain or cover; "This box houses the gears" seat - be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
	5.	accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" lodge domiciliate, house, put up - provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" barrack - lodge in barracks keep - supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders" billet, canton, quarter - provide housing for (military personnel)
	6.	accommodate - provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" oblige abide by, comply, follow - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
	7.	accommodate - make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" reconcile, conciliate harmonise, harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"

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accommodate

verb 1. house, put up, take in, lodge, board, quarter, shelter, entertain, harbour, cater for, billet

verb 2. help, support, aid, encourage, assist, befriend, cooperate with, abet, lend a hand to, lend a helping hand to, give a leg up to (informal)

verb 3. adapt, match, fit, fashion, settle, alter, adjust, modify, compose, comply, accustom, reconcile, harmonize

Translations

accommodate [əˈkɔmədeɪt] vt → alojar, hospedar (= oblige, help); complacer;

this car accommodates 4 people comfortably → en este coche caben 4 personas cómodamente

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accommodate [əˈkɔmədeɪt] vt → loger, recevoir (= oblige, help); obliger;

(car etc) → contenir (= adapt);

to accommodate one's plans to → adapter ses projets à

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accommodate [əˈkɔmədeɪt] vt → unterbringen;

(subj) (car, hotel etc) → Platz bieten +dat;

(oblige, help) → entgegenkommen +dat;

to accommodate one's plans to → seine Pläne anpassen an +acc

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accommodate [əˈkɔmədeɪt] vt → alloggiare (= oblige, help); favorire;

this car accommodates 4 people comfortably → quest'auto può trasportare comodamente 4 persone