accommodate

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These are among the most commonly misspelt words in English: there are two cs and two ms. The verb accommodate is followed by to when it means 'adapt' and by with when (less usually) it means 'to equip, supply, oblige': e.g. His eyes quickly accommodated to the gloom /

Major Kent was accommodated with a hammock chair—G. A. Birmingham, 1908

The principles of natural justice have to be accommodated to the nature of the body deciding it—High Court transcripts, Australian English 2005 [Old English (up to 1150)C].

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verb

1. To perform a service or a courteous act for: favor, oblige. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To provide with often temporary lodging: bed (down), berth, bestow, billet, board, bunk, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, room. See protection/exposure.
3. To have the room or capacity for: contain, hold. See full/empty/capacity.
4. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use: acclimate, acclimatize, adapt, adjust, conform, fashion, fit, reconcile, square, suit, tailor. See change/persist.
5. To bring into accord: attune, conform, coordinate, harmonize, integrate, proportion, reconcile, tune. See agree/disagree.

v

Definition: make room, lodging available
Antonyms: turn away, turn out

v

Definition: make, become, suitable for something
Antonyms: disarrange, unsuit

v

Definition: perform service
Antonyms: bar, block, frustrate, hinder, impede, limit, obstruct, prevent, stop

IN BRIEF: To adjust or make fit.

Mrs. George always tried to accommodate her guests.

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Common misspelling(s) of accommodate

• accomadate
• accommodate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - give plads til, rumme, indlogere
v. intr. - tilpasse sig

idioms:

• accommodate to    tilvænne sig, indrette sig efter
• accommodate with    forsyne med, give

Nederlands (Dutch)
huisvesten, plaats hebben voor, iemand een gunst doen, zich aanpassen, accommoderen (optisch)

Français (French)
v. tr. - accommoder, loger, contenir, recevoir, accueillir, équiper, fournir, accéder à, satisfaire à, consentir à (un prêt)
v. intr. - (Physiol) accommoder (l'¯il)

idioms:

• accommodate to    s'adapter à, s'accommoder à
• accommodate with    fournir qch, consentir qch à qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - anpassen, ausgleichen, beherbergen, unterbringen

idioms:

• accommodate to    sich anpassen, sich einfügen in
• accommodate with    versehen mit, versorgen mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρέχω στέγη/κατάλυμα, κοιμίζω, (για χώρους) παίρνω, χωράω, εξυπηρετώ, παρέχω εκδούλευση, βολεύω, διευκολύνω

idioms:

• accommodate to    προαρμόζομαι σε, συμφωνώ με
• accommodate with    διευκολύνω με (π.χ. χρήματα)

Italiano (Italian)
ospitare, adattare, conciliare, assecondare, accomodare

idioms:

• accommodate to    conformarsi a
• accommodate with    munire di
• be accommodated    alloggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acomodar, conciliar, fazer um favor, harmonizar, abrigar

idioms:

• accommodate to    habituar-se a
• accommodate with    acomodar-se com
• be accommodated    ser acomodado

Русский (Russian)
приспосабливать, оказать услугу, услужить, размещать, устраивать на ночлег

idioms:

• accommodate to    приспособиться к чему-либо
• accommodate with    ссудить, дать взаймы
• be accommodated    устроиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acomodar, ajustar, alojar, hospedar, instalar, reconciliar, acordar, adaptar
v. intr. - alojarse, hospedarse, conformarse, adaptarse, avenirse

idioms:

• accommodate to    adaptarse a
• accommodate with    proveer de, surtir, acomodar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inhysa, sammanjämka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
调节, 使适应, 和解, 供应, 适应

idioms:

• accommodate to    给...方便, 通融
• accommodate with    向...提供...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 調節, 使適應, 和解, 供應
v. intr. - 適應

idioms:

• accommodate to    給...方便, 通融
• accommodate with    向...提供...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 친절을 베풀다, 숙박 시키다, 적응시키다
v. intr. - 적합하다, 순응하다

idioms:

• accommodate to    적응하다
• accommodate with    에게 공급하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 収容できる, 宿泊させられる, 便宜をはかる, 適応させる, 用立てる, 融通する, 適応する

idioms:

• accommodate to    順応する, 適合する
• accommodate with    提供する, 用だてる
• be accommodated    適合する, 順応する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلائم, يكيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אכסן, אירח, עשה טובה, שירת, סיגל, התאים, סיפק, נתן, העניק‬
v. intr. - ‮הסתגל, התאים, התמודד עם-, הכיל‬

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