Verb: accommodate u'kó-mu,deyt
- Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
"accommodate our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country";
- adapt
- Make (one thing) compatible with (another)
"The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories";
- reconcile, conciliate
- Provide housing for
"We are accommodating three foreign students this semester";
- lodge
- Provide with something desired or needed
"Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"
- Provide a service or favour for someone
"We had to accommodate him";
- oblige
- Have room for
"This hotel can accommodate 250 guests";
- hold, admit
- Be agreeable or acceptable to
"This accommodates my needs";
- suit, fit
Derived forms: accommodated, accommodates, accommodating
See also: occupy
Type of: abide by, alter, cater, change, comply, conform to, domiciliate [rare], fill, fit, follow, fulfil [Brit, Cdn], fulfill [N. Amer], harmonise [Brit], harmonize, have, have got, hold, house, meet, provide, put up, satisfy, supply, vary
Antonym: disoblige
Encyclopedia: Accommodate