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accommodate

  • verb
  • /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/

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

Other meanings

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

  2. To provide housing for.

Related words

  • accommodatedness
  • unaccommodated
  • accommodatable
  • accommodately
  • accommodateness
  • accommodation
  • accommodationism
  • accommodationist
  • accommodative
  • accommodator
  • accommodatory
  • disaccommodate

Example sentences

  • “Unfortunately, we're unable to accommodate your request.”

    Tatoeba · hecko · CC0

Word history

From Latin "accommodātus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “accommodate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.