ac·com·mo·date
(ə-kŏḿə-dāt́)
[Latin accomodāre, accomodāt-, to fit, ad-, ad-, + commodus, suitable; see commodious.]
verb: -dat·ed, -dat·ing, -dates.
transitive verb
- To do a favor or service for; oblige. See synonyms at oblige
- To provide for; supply with.
- To hold comfortably without crowding. See synonyms at contain
- To make suitable; adapt. See synonyms at adapt
- To allow for; consider: an economic proposal that accommodates the interests of senior citizens.
- To settle; reconcile.
intransitive verb
- To adapt oneself; become adjusted: It is never easy to accommodate to social change.
- Physiology To become adjusted, as the eye to focusing on objects at a distance.
derivatives
- ac·coḿmo·dátive
- adjective
- ac·coḿmo·dátive·ness
- noun
- ac·coḿmo·dátor
- noun