overaccommodate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- 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 English overaccommodate From over- + accommodate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To be too accommodating towards.
Finally, the accommodating new governor needs to make certain he does not overaccommodate Albany’s leaders.
2008 March 17, “Governor Paterson’s Tests”, in New York Times:
- To adjust the focus of the eye so that the image resolves at a point behind the retina.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| over-accommodate | alternative | lexicographic | |
| overaccommodating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overaccommodates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overaccommodated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overaccommodated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |