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accommodate
UK /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/ US /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/
verb 5adj 1
Collocations
2(verb.)
ADV
comfortably, easily
The small apartment easily accommodated our family of five during the holiday visit.
VERB + ACCOMMODATE
can/could
The hotel could accommodate all our guests comfortably in separate rooms.
Definitions
verb
1
To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
to accommodate ourselves to circumstances
IT is an old Obſervation, which has been made of Politicians who would rather ingratiate themſelves with their Sovereign, than promote his real Service, that they accommodate their Counſels to his Inclinations, and adviſe him to ſuch Actions only as his Heart is naturally ſet upon.
2
To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
to accommodate differences
3
To provide housing for.
to accommodate an old friend for a week
4
To provide sufficient space for.
My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned.
5
To contain comfortably; to have space for.
This venue accommodates three hundred people.
adj
1
Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.
God did not primarily intend to appoint this way of Worſhip, and to impoſe it upon them as that which was moſt proper and agreeable to him ; but that he condeſcended to it, as moſt accommodate to their preſent ſtate and inclination.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
verb — make (one thing) compatible with (another)
verb — provide a service or favor for someone
verb — provide housing for
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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to accommodate ourselves to circumstances
Wiktionary02
IT is an old Obſervation, which has been made of Politicians who would rather ingratiate themſelves with their Sovereign, than promote his real Service, that they accommodate their Counſels to his Inc
Wiktionary03
to accommodate differences
Wiktionary04
God did not primarily intend to appoint this way of Worſhip, and to impoſe it upon them as that which was moſt proper and agreeable to him ; but that he condeſcended to it, as moſt accommodate to thei
Wiktionary05
We can accommodate him for the night.
Tatoeba · #2728906
It will not be long before you accommodate yourself to the new circumstances.
Tatoeba · #30302Usage Notes
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