|
|
ac·com·mo·date
 (  -k  m  -d  t  )
KEY
VERB:
ac·com·mo·dat·ed
,
ac·com·mo·dat·ing
,
ac·com·mo·dates
VERB:
tr.
- To do a favor or service for; oblige. See Synonyms at oblige.
- To provide for; supply with.
- To hold comfortably without crowding. See Synonyms at contain.
- To make suitable; adapt. See Synonyms at adapt.
- To allow for; consider:
an economic proposal that accommodates the interests of senior citizens.
- To settle; reconcile.
VERB:
intr.
- To adapt oneself; become adjusted:
It is never easy to accommodate to social change.
-
Physiology
To become adjusted, as the eye to focusing on objects at a distance.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin accomodre
, accomodt-, to fit : ad-, ad- + commodus, suitable ; see
commodious
OTHER FORMS:
ac·commo·dative
(Adjective),
ac·commo·dative·ness
(Noun),
ac·commo·dator
(Noun)
|
|
|
