Accommodate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 2
Provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
Make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The tour operator will accommodate all requests to avoid lactose and gluten in the meals.
- The home's interior design will accommodate every family member's personal style and needs.
- Their IT team will accommodate all the new software requirements of the system.
- The chef modified his famous recipe to accommodate the food preferences of their guest of honor.
- The department will accommodate the needs of the new research grant, including additional staff and facilities.
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- Anglicise
- Adjust
- Transcribe
- Fit
- Tame
- Tailor
- Naturalise
- Gear
- Domesticate
- Shoehorn
- Electrify
- Christianize
- Naturalize
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Meaning 5
Provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 6
Provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 7
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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.