accommodate

CEFRC1

/əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To provide enough space or adjust to meet a need.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.

Examples

  • It will not be long before you accommodate yourself to the new circumstances.

  • The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To provide housing for.

  2. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.

  3. To provide sufficient space for.

More examples

In context

  • We can accommodate him for the night.

  • to accommodate an old friend for a week

  • to accommodate ourselves to circumstances

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate 1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”), from con- + modus (“measure, proportion, limit”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) (see English mode).