Definitions for accommodate
əˈkɒm əˌdeɪtac·com·mo·date

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. suit, accommodate, fitverb

   be agreeable or acceptable to

   "This suits my needs"

2. adapt, accommodateverb

   make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

   "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

3. accommodateverb

   provide with something desired or needed

   "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"

4. accommodate, hold, admitverb

   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"

5. lodge, accommodateverb

   provide housing for

   "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

6. oblige, accommodateverb

   provide a service or favor for someone

   "We had to oblige him"

7. accommodate, reconcile, conciliateverb

   make (one thing) compatible with (another)

   "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. accommodateverb

   To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.

   They accommodate their counsels to his inclination. -Joseph Addison

2. accommodateverb

   To bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to compose; to adjust; to settle; as, to accommodate differences, a dispute, etc.

3. accommodateverb

   To provide housing for; to furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient; as, to accommodate a friend with a loan or with lodgings.

4. accommodateverb

   To do a favor or service for; to oblige;

5. accommodateverb

   To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.; as, to accommodate prophecy to events.

6. accommodateverb

   To give consideration to; to allow for.

7. accommodateverb

   To contain comfortably; to have space for.

8. accommodateverb

   To adapt one's self; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.

9. accommodateadjective

   Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end. - John Tillotson

10. Etymology: * First attested in the 1530's.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accommodateadjective

   Suitable, fit; used sometimes with the particle for, but more frequently with to.

   Etymology: accommodatus, Lat.

   They are so acted and directed by nature, as to cast their eggs in such places as are most accommodate for the exclusion of their young, and where there is food ready for them so soon as they be hatched. John Ray, on the Creation.

   In these cases, we examine the why, the what, and the how, of things, and propose means accommodate to the end. Roger L'Estrange.

   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. John Tillotson, Serm. v.

2. To ACCOMMODATEverb

   Etymology: accommodo, Lat.

   1. To supply with conveniencies of any kind.

   These three,
   Three thousand confident, in act as many;
   For three performers are the file, when all
   The rest do nothing; with this word stand, stand,
   Accommodated by the place, (more charming
   With their own nobleness, which could have turn’d
   A distaff to a lance) gilded pale looks. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   2. With the particle to, to adapt, to fit, to make consistent with.

   He had altered many things, not that they were not natural before, but that he might accommodate himself to the age in which he lived. John Dryden, on Dramatic Poetry.

   ’Twas his misfortune to light upon an hypothesis, that could not be accommodated to the nature of things, and human affairs; his principles could not be made to agree with that constitution and order which God had settled in the world. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accommodate

   Accommodate generally refers to providing a place or room for someone to live or something to happen. It can also mean making adjustments or adaptations to suit a particular condition, need or situation. Additionally, it could mean helping someone by doing what they ask or what they need.

2. accommodate

   Accommodate is a verb that generally means to make or have room for someone or something. It can also mean to adapt, adjust or make provision for needs, wishes or conditions. Additionally, accommodate can denote the act of providing lodging or sufficient space or helping someone by doing them a favor.

3. accommodate

   Accommodate generally means to provide a space or a place for someone or something. It can also mean to adjust, adapt or make room for something. Additionally, it can involve taking actions to fulfill a particular requirement, need, or desire, or to help someone by doing what they ask or what is needed.

4. accommodate

   Accommodate generally refers to the act of making room for something or someone, or adapting to fit a particular purpose or situation. This could be providing a place to stay for a guest, adjusting plans to consider someone's needs, or adapting oneself to new conditions.

5. accommodate

   Accommodate generally refers to the act of providing room, space or convenience to meet the needs or wishes of a person or situation. It can involve adjusting or adapting oneself to new or different conditions, or making adjustments to meet someone else's needs. It could also refer to providing a place to stay or live.

6. accommodate

   Accommodate generally means to adapt, adjust, or make suitable space for someone or something. It can refer to providing a place to stay or live for someone, arranging enough of something to fulfill a need or request, or adapting one's behavior to fulfill the wishes or needs of others. This can commonly refer to making arrangements or adjustments to fit special circumstances.

7. accommodate

   To accommodate generally means to adapt, adjust, or make suitable arrangements for something or someone. It can refer to the act of providing a place to stay or live, or the process of adjusting or adapting one's behaviors or actions to conform to particular conditions or requirements. It can also refer to the capacity or space available for someone or something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Accommodateverb

   to render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances

2. Accommodateverb

   to bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to compose; to adjust; to settle; as, to accommodate differences, a dispute, etc

3. Accommodateverb

   to furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient; to favor; to oblige; as, to accommodate a friend with a loan or with lodgings

4. Accommodateverb

   to show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.; as, to accommodate prophecy to events

5. Accommodateverb

   to adapt one's self; to be conformable or adapted

6. Accommodateadjective

   suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end

7. Etymology: [L. accommodatus, p. p. of accommodare.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Accommodate

   ak-kom′mod-āt, v.t. to adapt: to make suitable: to adjust: to harmonise or force into consistency (to): to furnish or supply (with): to provide entertainment for.—p.adj. Accom′modating, affording accommodation: obliging: pliable: easily corrupted.—n. Accommodā′tion, convenience: fitness: adjustment: obligingness: an arrangement or compromise: (theol.) an adaptation or method of interpretation which explains the special form in which the revelation is presented as unessential to its contents, or rather as often adopted by way of compromise with human ignorance or weakness: a loan of money.—adj. Accom′modative, furnishing accommodation: obliging.—ns. Accom′modativeness; Accom′modator.—Accommodation bill, a bill drawn, accepted, or endorsed by one or more persons as security for a sum advanced to another by a third party, as a banker; Accommodation ladder, a stairway at the outside of a ship's gangway to facilitate access to boats. [L. ad, to, commodus, fitting. See Commodious.]

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Comply
   • House
   • Provide

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accommodate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4775

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accommodate' in Verbs Frequency: #704

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How to pronounce accommodate?

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How to say accommodate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accommodate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accommodate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of accommodate in a Sentence

1. Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh:

   On the floating islands, we conducted embankment (consolidation) to prevent them from waves and erosion, to ensure safety for the people and the soldiers stationed on the islands, on the submerged islands, we only built small houses, which can accommodate a few people and we are not expanding. The scope and characteristic of our work is purely civilian.

2. President Vladimir Putin:

   The main thing is that this launch pad is now working, it has been prepared well by you and it is functioning, we are now facing a second stage here, to accommodate a heavy rocket.

3. Yoonjung Seo:

   It took me around three years to adjust, i couldn't live. My life patterns at the prison didn't accommodate the new world I was faced with.

4. Paul Brean:

   We've identified a very vast space that we believe we can adequately accommodate a high amount of people and they will be urging people to social distance at the event and also wear face masks.

5. Derek Chollet:

   U.S. engagement with the A5 has been positive ... but can be easily overtaken by a larger effort to become closer to and accommodate Russia, which Trump seems intent on doing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=accommodate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Accommodate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=accommodate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accommodate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=accommodate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=accommodate