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accommodate

Meanings
  • verb

    Provide the necessary conditions or adjustments for (someone, something, or oneself), especially to enable them to live, work, or function in a particular place or situation.

    - "The hotel can accommodate up to 50 guests."
    - "I can accommodate your schedule if you let me know in advance."
    - "The classroom can accommodate 30 students."
  • verb

    Adjust or make fit (something) to a particular use or need.

    - "We can accommodate a variety of dishes in our oven."
    - "The new software can accommodate a larger database."
    - "The room can be easily accommodated to your needs."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with accommodate
commodity , modesty , modernity , odality , piety
Variants
List of all variants of accommodate that leads to same result
accommodate , accommodated , accommodates , accommodating , accommodative , accommodativeness , accommodativenesses , accommodator , accommodators
Etymology
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From the Latin word 'commodare', meaning 'to make good, to make available'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'accommodate' is often used in the context of real estate, especially when describing the size or number of rooms in a building.

  2. The verb 'accommodate' comes from the Latin word 'commodare', which means 'to make good' or 'to make available'.

  3. Accommodating someone can lead to a stronger relationship, as it shows that you value their needs and are willing to adjust to make things work.

Related Concepts
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  1. Hospitality: The act of providing hospitality, especially the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers.

  2. Adaptation: The process of adjusting or modifying something to make it suitable to new conditions.

Quotes
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  1. The young-adult horror authors tend to be too busy "accommodating" MTV attention spans to create vivid personalities …

    - Ken Tucker,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},14 Nov. 1993

  2. … a farmhouse that has been redone to "accommodate" both good English antiques and luxe 20th-century comforts without sacrificing any of its rough-hewn charm.

    - Francine Prose,{it}Travel & Leisure{/it},December 1994

  3. Although {it}Lost World{/it} was the hottest movie around, we saw it in a chamber of almost laughable minuteness, barely large enough to "accommodate" nine rows of seats, which were grudgingly padded …

    - Bill Bryson,{it}I'm a Stranger Here Myself{/it},1999

  4. … political authority depended on tribal leadership, and the scholars had to "accommodate" themselves to it.

    - Ernest Gellner,{it}Culture, Identity, and Politics{/it},1987
Culture
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The word 'accommodate' has been used extensively in literature and art, often in the context of hospitality and adjusting to new environments. In music, there are several songs with the title 'Accommodate'.

How to Memorize "accommodate"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a hotel or a room adjusting to fit guests or their needs.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'accommodate' with 'hospitality' or 'adjustment'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic like 'A Ccommodate Hospitably' or 'A Can Make Conditions Available To'.

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