Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
accommodate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, dialectal) of the US
- /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- (California) audio
- [əˈkʰɑməˌdeɪt] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- [əˈkʰɒməˌdeɪt] (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, dialectal) of the US
- /əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/ (Australia)
- /əˈkɒməˌdæɪt/ (New-Zealand)
- [əˈkʰɔ̟məˌdæɪt] (New-Zealand)
- [əˈkʰɔməˌdæɪt] (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin com-
Proto-Indo-European *med-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Italic *medos
Latin modus
Latin commodusnom.
Latin commodum
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin commodō
Latin accommodō
Latin accommodātusbor.
English accommodate
First use appears c. the 1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”), from con- + modus (“measure, proportion, limit”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) (see English mode).
Meanings
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(obsolete) Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.
God did not primarily intend to appoint this way of Worſhip, and to impoſe it upon them as that which was moſt proper and agreeable to him ; but that he condeſcended to it, as moſt accommodate to their preſent ſtate and inclination.
a. 1671, John Tillotson, Sermons Preach’d Upon Several Occaſions, London: A.M., page 181:
Forms
accommodate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, dialectal) of the US
- /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- (California) audio
- [əˈkʰɑməˌdeɪt] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- [əˈkʰɒməˌdeɪt] (Canada, Received-Pronunciation, dialectal) of the US
- /əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/ (Australia)
- /əˈkɒməˌdæɪt/ (New-Zealand)
- [əˈkʰɔ̟məˌdæɪt] (New-Zealand)
- [əˈkʰɔməˌdæɪt] (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin com-
Proto-Indo-European *med-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Italic *medos
Latin modus
Latin commodusnom.
Latin commodum
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin commodō
Latin accommodō
Latin accommodātusbor.
English accommodate
First use appears c. the 1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”), from con- + modus (“measure, proportion, limit”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) (see English mode).
Meanings
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(often, reflexive, transitive) To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
IT is an old Obſervation, which has been made of Politicians who would rather ingratiate themſelves with their Sovereign, than promote his real Service, that they accommodate their Counſels to his Inclinations, and adviſe him to ſuch Actions only as his Heart is naturally ſet upon.
1712 June 28 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “TUESDAY, June 18, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 475; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 15:to accommodate ourselves to circumstances
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(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
to accommodate differences
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(transitive) To provide housing for.
to accommodate an old friend for a week
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(transitive) To provide sufficient space for.
My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned.
2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, pages 67–68:
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(transitive) To contain comfortably; to have space for.
This venue accommodates three hundred people.
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(transitive) To provide with something desired, needed, or convenient.
to accommodate a friend with a loan
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(transitive) To do a favor or service for; to oblige.
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(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
to accommodate prophecy to events
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(transitive) To give consideration to; to allow for.
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(intransitive, rare) To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.
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(intransitive) Of an eye, to change focal length in order to focus at a different distance.
Forms
Antonyms
discommodate
Deriveds
disaccommodate · accommodateness · accommodator · accommodative · accommodationism · accommodation · accommodatory · underaccommodate · unaccommodated · accommodately · accommodatable · accommodatedness · reaccommodate · accommodationist · overaccommodate
Synonyms
quarter · reconcile · conform · adjust · oblige · suit · adapt · arrange
Translations (93)
de in Übereinstimmung bringen (to cause to come into agreement) · de unterbringen (to provide housing for) · pt acomodar (to render fit or suitable) · ru приспоса́бливать (to render fit or suitable) · fi majoittaa (to provide housing for) · pt acomodar (to provide housing for) · fi sovitella (to cause to come into agreement) · tr alışmak (rare: to adapt oneself) · de einrichten (to provide with something desired) · ca allotjar (to provide housing for) · he אִכְסֵן (to provide housing for) · tr yerleştirmek (to provide with something desired) · ru подогна́ть (to render fit or suitable) · la excipio (to cause to come into agreement) · it sistemare (to provide space for something) · de machen (to render fit or suitable) · gl albergar (to provide housing for) · sh osigurávati (to provide with something desired) · sv hysa (to provide housing for) · enm herberwen (to provide housing for) · la excipio (rare: to adapt oneself) · it conciliare (to cause to come into agreement) · tr tanzim etmek (to provide with something desired) · it accomodare (to provide housing for) · io aptigar (to render fit or suitable) · mi ō (to provide space for something) · fi tarjota (to provide with something desired) · ko 수용하다 (to provide housing for) · fr héberger (to provide housing for) · ja 収容する (to provide housing for) · ru подгоня́ть (to render fit or suitable) · de anpassen (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) · de anpassen (rare: to adapt oneself) · eo alfari (to render fit or suitable) · la excipio (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) · cmn 容納 /容纳 (to provide housing for) · sh smjéštati (to provide housing for) · pl nocować (to provide housing for) · es albergar (to provide housing for) · eo akomodi (to render fit or suitable) · pl przenocować (to provide housing for) · ru приспоса́бливаться (rare: to adapt oneself) · ru размеща́ть (to provide housing for) · bg нагаждам (to render fit or suitable) · gl acoller (to provide housing for) · it adattare (to render fit or suitable) · es acoger (to provide housing for) · gl acomodar (to render fit or suitable) · ru приспосо́бить (to render fit or suitable) · fi sopeuttaa (to render fit or suitable) · tr uydurmak (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) · cmn 安置 (to provide housing for) · nl accommoderen (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) · de endigen (to render fit or suitable) · fr s'accommoder (rare: to adapt oneself) · de beherbergen (to provide housing for) · es acomodar (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) · sh осигура́вати (to provide with something desired) · fi sopeutua (rare: to adapt oneself) · de einquartieren (to provide housing for) · sv förse (to provide with something desired) · pl akomodować (to render fit or suitable) · gl apousentar (to provide housing for) · tr uyum sağlamak (to render fit or suitable) · ru приспосо́биться (rare: to adapt oneself) · it alloggiare (to provide housing for) · ru размести́ть (to provide housing for) · fr accommoder (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) · it soddisfare (to provide with something desired) · sh prímati (to contain comfortably; have space for) · hu befogad (to provide housing for) · io gastigar (to provide housing for) · sh смје́штати (to provide housing for) · ca acollir (to provide housing for) · nl aanpassen (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) · ca acomodar (to render fit or suitable) · sh при́мати (to contain comfortably; have space for) · de anpassen (to cause to come into agreement) · la excipio (to provide with something desired) · it ospitare (to provide housing for) · fi sopeutua (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) · cmn 容纳 (to render fit or suitable) · nl herbergen (to provide housing for) · es acomodarse a (rare: to adapt oneself) · la accommodo (to render fit or suitable) · sv tillgodose (to provide with something desired) · tr düzenlemek (to provide with something desired) · tr düzenlemek (to render fit or suitable) · nl onderbrengen (to provide housing for) · es acomodar (to render fit or suitable) · pl akomodować się (rare: to adapt oneself) · gl acomodar (to provide housing for) · enm housen (to provide housing for)