accommodate
pronunciation
How to pronounce accommodate in British English:
UK [əˈkɒmədeɪt]
How to pronounce accommodate in American English:
US [əˈkɑːmədeɪt]
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- Verb:
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
- provide with something desired or needed
- have room for; hold without crowding
- provide housing for
- provide a service or favor for someone
- make compatible with
Word Origin
- accommodate (v.)
- 1530s, from Latin accomodatus "suitable," past participle of accomodare "make fit, adapt, fit one thing to another," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + commodare "make fit," from commodus "fit" (see commode). Related: Accommodated; accommodating.
Example
- 1. You can switch days to accommodate your schedule .
- 2. Some are rejigging processes to accommodate older workers .
- 3. Expanding urban areas can not accommodate new landfills .
- 4. Co-operation could pave the way for an overhaul of the existing multilateral system to accommodate china and other rising powers .
- 5. But coalitions have merits , sometimes forcing bigger parties to accommodate smaller ones to get their policies voted into law .