accommodate
verb
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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
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adjective
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adjective
accommodativeness
noun
accommodator
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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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Recent Examples on the Web
This area could easily be enclosed to serve as an in-law apartment or accommodate an au pair. — courant.com, "Property of the Week: 194 Woodpond Road, West Hartford," 16 Aug. 2019 Along with Koepka, stars like Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas have taken on the issue of slow play, ignoring PGA Tour etiquette that has traditionally silenced complaints and accommodated the offenders. — Karen Crouse, New York Times, "Golf’s New Breed Tries to Speed Things Up," 15 Aug. 2019 The new 2,700-square-foot collection center at 1400 La Concha Lane doubles the number of donors and patients that can be accommodated and aims. — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, "Cellular Life Solutions expands, helps those fighting for their lives," 15 Aug. 2019 Completed in May, the $15.2 million project, which replaced a bridge built in 1940, accommodates a trail undercrossing and replaced the drainage culvert that feeds to the Sweetwater River. — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Supervisor Greg Cox highlights projects in southern San Diego County," 14 Aug. 2019 Instead, remodeling to refresh stores or accommodate new online operations was the big focus in the race for a slice of the $17 billion-plus grocery business in North Texas. — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, "Walmart and Central Market post big gains while Whole Foods’ market share drops," 11 Aug. 2019 The book, part memoir, part fiction, is a guide to the Ides of 50, a stage of life when kids depart (along with most of the local estrogen), marriages teeter and normally accommodating women stop being so accommodating. — Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time, "'Is 55 Too Old to Go on Tinder?' What Dating Looks Like for the Middle-Aged," 6 Aug. 2019 However, the City also has the responsibility to zone adequate sites to accommodate housing needs and to ensure that new housing development opportunities are available to meet the housing needs of all members of the community. — Thy Vo, The Mercury News, "State threatens to sue Cupertino over housing policy," 6 Aug. 2019 The Dead Sea Transform fault, which runs underneath the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea and accommodates the grinding motion between the Arabian and African tectonic plates, has been responsible for far larger earthquakes. — Michael Price, Science | AAAS, "Sea of Galilee earthquakes triggered by excessive water pumping," 26 July 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
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