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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
accommodates, accommodating, accommodated |
definition 1: |
to have room for.
This apartment accommodates four people comfortably.- synonyms:
- contain, hold
- similar words:
- carry, house, lodge, seat, sleep
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definition 2: |
to provide food or lodging or both for.
Our friends said they could accommodate us for a few days.- synonyms:
- billet, house, lodge, quarter
- similar words:
- board, shelter
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definition 3: |
to make suited; adapt.
She must accommodate herself to new circumstances.- synonyms:
- acclimate, acclimatize, accustom, adapt, adjust, attune, habituate
- similar words:
- conform, fashion, fit, suit
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definition 4: |
to fulfill the needs of (others) by adapting oneself.
She has difficulty understanding, so the teacher tries to accommodate her.
- synonyms:
- favor, oblige
- antonyms:
- incommode
- similar words:
- aid, assist, furnish, help, indulge, provide, serve, supply
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definition 5: |
to lend money to.
I'm sure the bank will accommodate you.- synonyms:
- lend, loan
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related words: |
acclimate, adjust, bed, feed, lend, modulate, offset, orient, pacify, qualify, quarter, receive, reconcile, wait on |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to be or become adaptable; conform.
We did not easily accommodate to the new rules.- synonyms:
- acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, adjust, conform
- antonyms:
- resist
- similar words:
- comply
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related words: |
assimilate, cater |
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derivation: |
accommodative (adj.) |
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