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- [uh-kom-uh-deyt]
- /əˈkɒm əˌdeɪt/
- /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-kom-uh-deyt]
- /əˈkɒm əˌdeɪt/
Definitions of accommodate word
- verb accommodate If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them. 3
- verb accommodate To accommodate someone means to provide them with a place to live or stay. 3
- verb accommodate If something is planned or changed to accommodate a particular situation, it is planned or changed so that it takes this situation into account. 3
- verb accommodate If you do something to accommodate someone, you do it with the main purpose of pleasing or satisfying them. 3
- verb accommodate If you accommodate to something new, you change your behaviour or ideas so that you are able to deal with it. 3
- verb accommodate to supply or provide, esp with lodging or board and lodging 3
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Origin of accommodate
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < Latin accommodātus adjusted (past participle of accommodāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + commod(us) fitting, suitable (com- com- + modus measure, manner) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Accommodate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
accommodate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
accommodate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for accommodate
verb accommodate
- shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- rent — an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
- contain — If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
- take in — the act of taking.
Antonyms for accommodate
verb accommodate
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
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