Definition of: accommodate

(ə·kom′ə·dat) v. ·dat·ed, ·dat·ing v.t.
1. To do a favor for; oblige: help.
2. To provide for; give lodging to.
3. To be suitable for; to contain comfortably: The hall accommodates large numbers.
4. To adapt or modify; adjust: He accommodated his needs to our capacity to fulfil them.
5. To reconcile or settle, as conflicting opinions.
—v.i.
6. To be or become adjusted or conformed, as the eye to distance. [<L accommodatus,, pp. of accommodare < ad- to + commodare make fit, suit < com- with + modus measure]
—ac·com′mo·da′tive adjective
—ac·com′mo·da′tive·ness noun Synonyms: adapt, adjust, entertain, fit, furnish, harmonize, lodge, oblige, receive, reconcile, serve, suit, supply. See ADAPT, ADJUST.
ACCOLADE (def. 4)