accommodate
accommodate Lexical Profile
accommodate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To provide lodging or sufficient physical space for someone or something.
"The new conference center is designed to accommodate up to five hundred guests comfortably."
To fit in with the wishes, needs, or demands of someone by providing what is needed or making adjustments.
"The university adjusted its exam schedule to accommodate students observing religious holidays."
To adapt, adjust, or reconcile to new conditions, circumstances, or focal lengths (including of the eye's lens).
"It took several weeks for the research team to accommodate to the high altitude of the mountain station."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Accommodate" is one of the most frequently misspelled words in English because learners often omit the second "c" or second "m"; remember that it is large enough to hold both a double "c" and a double "m."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 16th century from Latin accommodatus, the past participle of accommodare ('to make fit or suitable'), formed from ad- ('to'), com- ('with'), and modus ('measure, manner').