Accommodate meaning

What does “accommodate” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“accommodate” is a verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: be agreeable or acceptable to.

accommodate

be agreeable or acceptable to
“This suits my needs”
Synonymssuit fit
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
“Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country”
Synonymsadapt
provide with something desired or needed
“Can you accommodate me with a rental car?”
have room for; hold without crowding
“This hotel can accommodate 250 guests”
“The theater admits 300 people”
Synonymshold admit
provide housing for
“We are lodging three foreign students this semester”
Synonymslodge
provide a service or favor for someone
“We had to oblige him”
Synonymsoblige
make (one thing) compatible with (another)
“The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories”
Synonymsreconcile conciliate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University