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accommodate
(redirected from accommodates)

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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.

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

ac·commo·dative adj.
ac·commo·dative·ness n.
ac·commo·dator n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.accommodateaccommodate - be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
2.accommodateaccommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
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.accommodateaccommodate - 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.accommodateaccommodate - 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"
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.accommodateaccommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
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.accommodateaccommodate - provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"
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"
harmonise, harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"

accommodate
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)
Translations
Spanish accommodate [əˈkɔmədeɪt] vtalojar, hospedar (= oblige, help); complacer;
this car accommodates 4 people comfortably → en este coche caben 4 personas cómodamente

French accommodate [əˈkɔmədeɪt] vtloger, recevoir (= oblige, help); obliger;
(car etc) → contenir (= adapt);
to accommodate one's plans to → adapter ses projets à

German accommodate [əˈkɔmədeɪt] vtunterbringen;
(subj) (car, hotel etc) → Platz bieten +dat;
(oblige, help) → entgegenkommen +dat;
to accommodate one's plans to → seine Pläne anpassen an +acc

Italian accommodate [əˈkɔmədeɪt] vtalloggiare (= oblige, help); favorire;
this car accommodates 4 people comfortably → quest'auto può trasportare comodamente 4 persone

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