accommodate

UK: /əˈkɒmədeɪt/ US: /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ ,(ə kom′ə dāt′)

Inflections of 'accommodate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

accommodates

v 3rd person singular

accommodating

v pres p

accommodated

v past

accommodated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac•com•mo•date /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -dat•ed, -dat•ing. 

1. to do a favor to or for;
   provide for suitably:
   accommodated both new and old customers.
2. [ not: be + ~ing] to have enough room or lodging for;
   to make room for:
   The convention center can accommodate over 400 guests.
3. to adjust:
   She accommodated herself to the new rules.

See -mod-. Synonyms

See contain.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac•com•mo•date  (ə kom′ə dāt′), v., -dat•ed, -dat•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige;
   to accommodate a friend.
2. to provide suitably;
   supply (usually fol. by with):
   to accommodate a friend with money.
3. to lend money to:
   Can you accommodate him?
4. to provide with a room and sometimes with food.
5. to furnish with accommodations.
6. to have or make room for:
   Will this elevator accommodate 10 people?
7. to make suitable or consistent;
   adapt:
   to accommodate oneself to circumstances.
8. to bring into harmony;
   adjust;
   reconcile:
   to accommodate differences.

v.i. 

9. to become adjusted or adapted.
10. to become reconciled;
    agree.

• Latin accommodātus adjusted (past participle of accommodāre), equivalent. to ac- ac- + commod(us) fitting, suitable (com- com- + modus measure, manner) + -ātus -ate¹
• 1515–25

ac•com•mo•da•ble: (ə kom′ə də bəl), adj.  Synonyms

• 1. serve, aid, assist, help, abet. See oblige. 
• 6. See contain. 
• 7. fit, suit.
• 8. compose, harmonize.

Antonyms

• 1. inconvenience.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

accommodate / əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to supply or provide, esp with lodging or board and lodging
2. (transitive) to oblige or do a favour for
3. to adjust or become adjusted; adapt
4. (transitive) to bring into harmony; reconcile
5. (transitive) to allow room for; contain
6. (transitive) to lend money to, esp on a temporary basis until a formal loan has been arranged

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin accommodāre to make fit, from ad- to + commodus having the proper measure