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| 1. | [ verb ] make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose | |
| Synonyms: | adapt | |
| Examples: | "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
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| Related terms: | change shoehorn fit gear adjust naturalize electrify domesticate domesticate christianize anglicise adapt adjustment adapter | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be agreeable or acceptable to | |
| Synonyms: | fit suit | |
| Examples: | "This suits my needs" |
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| Related terms: | meet fitter | |
| 3. | [ verb ] provide with something desired or needed | |
| Examples: | "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" |
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| Related terms: | provide accommodation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] have room for; hold without crowding | |
| Synonyms: | hold admit | |
| Examples: | "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests" "The theater admits 300 people" "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" |
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| Related terms: | house seat sleep contain | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (housing) provide housing for | |
| Synonyms: | lodge | |
| Examples: | "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" |
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| Related terms: | house keep quarter barrack occupy diggings accommodation lodging | |
| 6. | [ verb ] provide a service or favor for someone | |
| Synonyms: | oblige | |
| Examples: | "We had to oblige him" |
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| Related terms: | disoblige comply conform_to accommodation accommodator | |
| 7. | [ verb ] make compatible with | |
| Synonyms: | reconcile conciliate | |
| Examples: | "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" |
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| Related terms: | harmonize reconciliation accommodation | |
| Similar spelling: |
accommodative accommodator accommodation accommodating |
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