accommodate
verb
ac·com·mo·date
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accommodated;
accommodating
Definition of accommodate
1
: to provide with something desired, needed, or suited
I needed money, and they accommodated me with a loan.
2a
: to make room for
rebuilt the ship to accommodate the bigger containers
b
: to hold without crowding or inconvenience
a hotel that can accommodate about 100 people
4
: to give consideration to : to allow for
trying to accommodate the special interests of various groups
5
: to make fit, suitable, or congruous
: to adapt oneself
also
: to undergo visual accommodation
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Other Words from accommodate
accommodative
\ -ˌdā-tiv
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adjective
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adjective
accommodativeness
noun
accommodator
\ -ˌdā-tər
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noun
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noun
Examples of accommodate in a Sentence
Although Lost World was the hottest movie around, we saw it in a chamber of almost laughable minuteness, barely large enough to accommodate nine rows of seats, which were grudgingly padded …
— Bill Bryson, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, 1999
… a farmhouse that has been redone to accommodate both good English antiques and luxe 20th-century comforts without sacrificing any of its rough-hewn charm.
— Francine Prose, Travel & Leisure, December 1994
The young-adult horror authors tend to be too busy accommodating MTV attention spans to create vivid personalities …
— Ken Tucker, New York Times Book Review, 14 Nov. 1993
… political authority depended on tribal leadership, and the scholars had to accommodate themselves to it.
— Ernest Gellner, Culture, Identity, and Politics, 1987
Over 600 people can be accommodated on the cruise ship.
The ceilings were too low to accommodate his terrific height.
They were kind enough to accommodate me with a ride to the train station.
I asked them for additional money, and they accommodated me with a loan.
He would often change his schedule to accommodate his clients.
New facilities are being added to accommodate the special needs of elderly residents.
Smart investors quickly accommodated to the new market conditions.
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This urge to accommodate oneself to new conditions, however unsavory, and perhaps—should the opportunity arise—to take advantage of them is visible throughout the film, and all the more galling for being couched in courtesy. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "The Hour of Reckoning Descends in “Mr. Klein”," 30 Aug. 2019 Despite its stint as a fictional meth lab, the home is well equipped for families, set up to accommodate kids. — Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com, "This Breaking Bad-Themed Airbnb Actually Appeared on the Show (and Comes with Hazmat Suits!)," 29 Aug. 2019 To accommodate a large group of guests, the party version of Jollof is also cooked in cast iron pots over firewood, giving it a smokey flavor served at parties with fried plantains and moin moin (steamed bean pudding). — Haleluya Hadero, Quartz Africa, "How Jollof rice became West Africa’s iconic dish and a point of banter between Africans," 23 Aug. 2019 Critics of such projects in Bexar County generally have called them a waste of billions of dollars to accommodate more automobiles by a state government that ignores mass transit and rail. — Bruce Selcraig, ExpressNews.com, "Plans for I-35 call for elevated lanes through Schertz, Selma," 22 Aug. 2019 Zurbuchen points out that the appropriations bill’s language had been changed previously to accommodate Europa Clipper. — Jillian Kramer, Scientific American, "NASA Has Committed to a Rocket for the Europa Mission—and It Won’t Be Ready on Time," 20 Aug. 2019 Preparations are also being made to accommodate the people living in the low-lying areas. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "At least 350 have already died in India’s monsoon floods this year—and it is not over yet," 19 Aug. 2019 As satellites have shrunk, new launch providers have popped up to accommodate these vehicles. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "SpaceX will now offer rocket rideshares tailored solely to small satellites," 5 Aug. 2019 Robbie is the spitting image of Sharon Tate, having learned to hold her face in just the right accommodating smile. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "Quentin Tarantino’s #MeToo Moment?," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'accommodate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for accommodate
accommodate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of accommodate
: to provide room for (someone) : to provide a place to stay and sleep for (someone)
: to have room for (someone or something)
somewhat formal
: to do something helpful for (someone) : to provide what is needed or wanted for (someone or something)
See the full definition for accommodate in the English Language Learners Dictionary
accommodate
verb
ac·com·mo·date
| \ ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdāt
\
\
accommodated;
accommodating