accommodate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- house, cater for, entertain, lodge, put up, shelter
- help, aid, assist, oblige, serve
- adapt, adjust, comply, conform, fit, harmonize, modify, reconcile, settle

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Antonyms: constrain, incommode
Contrasted words: alienate, estrange, annoy, harass, harry, irk, vex, worry
Related Words: bow, defer, submit, yield, alter, change, modify, vary, cater (to), humor, indulge, encase, enclose

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ac‧com‧mo‧date AC /əˈkɒmədeɪt $ əˈkɑː-/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of accommodare, from ad- 'to' + commodare 'to make fit', from commodus 'suitable']

1. [transitive] if a room, building etc can accommodate a particular number of people or things, it has enough space for them:
He bought a huge house to accommodate his library.
The ballroom can accommodate 400 people.

2. [transitive] to provide someone with a place to stay, live, or work:
The island was used to accommodate child refugees.

3. [transitive] to accept someone’s opinions and try to do what they want, especially when their opinions or needs are different from yours:
We’ve made every effort to accommodate your point of view.

4. [intransitive] to get used to a new situation or to make yourself do this
accommodate to
Her eyes took a while to accommodate to the darkness.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

accommodate
verb
ADV. comfortably, easily It was a large hall, where a lot of people could be comfortably accommodated.
VERB + ACCOMMODATE can/could The car park can accommodate about 200 cars.

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