v., -dat·ed, -dat·ing, -dates. v.tr.
- To do a favor or service for; oblige. See synonyms at oblige.
- To provide for; supply with.
- To hold comfortably without crowding. See synonyms at contain.
- To make suitable; adapt. See synonyms at adapt.
- To allow for; consider: an economic proposal that accommodates the interests of senior citizens.
- To settle; reconcile.
- To adapt oneself; become adjusted: It is never easy to accommodate to social change.
- Physiology. To become adjusted, as the eye to focusing on objects at a distance.
[Latin accomodāre, accomodāt-, to fit : ad-, ad- + commodus, suitable; see commodious.]
accommodative ac·com'mo·da'tive adj.accommodativeness ac·com'mo·da'tive·ness n.
accommodator ac·com'mo·da'tor n.
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