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accommodate verb [ əˈkɒmədeɪt ]

• (of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for.
• "the cottages accommodate up to six people"
Similar: lodge, house, put up, billet, quarter, board, take in, provide shelter for, shelter, give a bed to, harbour, make room for, give accommodation to, provide with accommodation, provide accommodation for, hold, take, fit, seat, have room for,
• fit in with the wishes or needs of.
• "any language must accommodate new concepts"
Similar: help, fit in with, allow for, assist, aid, lend a hand to, oblige, serve, do someone a service, meet the needs/wants of, do someone a good turn, favour, do someone a favour, cater for, indulge, pander to, humour, gratify, satisfy,
Opposite: hinder,
Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin accommodat- ‘made fitting’, from the verb accommodare, from ad- ‘to’ + commodus ‘fitting’.


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