adj · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Canada, Received-Pronunciation, dialectal:/əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/of the US
Canada, Received-Pronunciation, dialectal:[əˈkhɒməˌdeɪt]of the US
The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reconcile, conciliate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: harmonize, harmonise
15
verb
Meaning 15
provide a service or favor for someone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We had to oblige him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oblige
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: comply, follow, abide by
16
verb
Meaning 16
provide with something desired or needed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Can you accommodate me with a rental car?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: provide, supply, ply, cater
17
verb
Meaning 17
provide housing for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We are lodging three foreign students this semester
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lodge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: house, put up, domiciliate
Narrower terms: barrack, keep, quarter, billet, canton
18
verb
Meaning 18
be agreeable or acceptable to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
This suits my needs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suit, fit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meet, fit, conform to
19
verb
Meaning 19
have room for; hold without crowding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
This hotel can accommodate 250 guests
The theater admits 300 people
The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hold, admit
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: sleep, house, seat
History
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).
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
нагаждам
(nagaždam)
— to render fit or suitable
Catalan:
acomodar
— to render fit or suitable
Chinese Mandarin:
容纳
(róng nà)
— to render fit or suitable
Esperanto:
akomodi
— to render fit or suitable
Esperanto:
alfari
— to render fit or suitable
Finnish:
sopeuttaa
— to render fit or suitable
Galician:
acomodar
— to render fit or suitable
German:
machen
— to render fit or suitable
German:
endigen
— to render fit or suitable
Ido:
aptigar
— to render fit or suitable
Italian:
adattare
— to render fit or suitable
Latin:
accommodo
— to render fit or suitable
Polish:
akomodować
— to render fit or suitable
Portuguese:
acomodar
— to render fit or suitable
Russian:
приспоса́бливать
(prisposáblivatʹ)
— to render fit or suitable
Russian:
приспосо́бить
(prisposóbitʹ)
— to render fit or suitable
Russian:
подгоня́ть
(podgonjátʹ)
— to render fit or suitable
Russian:
подогна́ть
(podognátʹ)
— to render fit or suitable
Spanish:
acomodar
— to render fit or suitable
Turkish:
uyum sağlamak
— to render fit or suitable
Turkish:
düzenlemek
— to render fit or suitable
Finnish:
sovitella
— to cause to come into agreement
German:
in Übereinstimmung bringen
— to cause to come into agreement
German:
anpassen
— to cause to come into agreement
Italian:
conciliare
— to cause to come into agreement
Latin:
excipio
— to cause to come into agreement
Catalan:
acollir
— to provide housing for
Catalan:
allotjar
— to provide housing for
Chinese Mandarin:
安置
(ānzhì)
— to provide housing for
Chinese Mandarin:
容納 /容纳
(róngnà)
— to provide housing for
Dutch:
onderbrengen
— to provide housing for
Dutch:
herbergen
— to provide housing for
Finnish:
majoittaa
— to provide housing for
French:
héberger
— to provide housing for
Galician:
acomodar
— to provide housing for
Galician:
albergar
— to provide housing for
Galician:
acoller
— to provide housing for
Galician:
apousentar
— to provide housing for
German:
unterbringen
— to provide housing for
German:
beherbergen
— to provide housing for
German:
einquartieren
— to provide housing for
Hebrew:
אִכְסֵן
(ichsén)
— to provide housing for
Hungarian:
befogad
— to provide housing for
Ido:
gastigar
— to provide housing for
Italian:
accomodare
— to provide housing for
Italian:
alloggiare
— to provide housing for
Italian:
ospitare
— to provide housing for
Japanese:
収容する
(shūyō suru)
— to provide housing for
Korean:
수용하다
(suyonghada)
— to provide housing for
Middle English:
herberwen
— to provide housing for
Middle English:
housen
— to provide housing for
Polish:
nocować
— to provide housing for
Polish:
przenocować
— to provide housing for
Portuguese:
acomodar
— to provide housing for
Russian:
размеща́ть
(razmeščátʹ)
— to provide housing for
Russian:
размести́ть
(razmestítʹ)
— to provide housing for
Serbo-Croatian:
смје́штати
— to provide housing for
Serbo-Croatian:
smjéštati
— to provide housing for
Spanish:
acoger
— to provide housing for
Spanish:
albergar
— to provide housing for
Swedish:
hysa
— to provide housing for
Italian:
sistemare
— to provide space for something
Māori:
ō
— to provide space for something
Serbo-Croatian:
при́мати
— to contain comfortably; have space for
Serbo-Croatian:
prímati
— to contain comfortably; have space for
Finnish:
tarjota
— to provide with something desired
German:
einrichten
— to provide with something desired
Italian:
soddisfare
— to provide with something desired
Latin:
excipio
— to provide with something desired
Serbo-Croatian:
осигура́вати
— to provide with something desired
Serbo-Croatian:
osigurávati
— to provide with something desired
Swedish:
förse
— to provide with something desired
Swedish:
tillgodose
— to provide with something desired
Turkish:
düzenlemek
— to provide with something desired
Turkish:
tanzim etmek
— to provide with something desired
Turkish:
yerleştirmek
— to provide with something desired
Dutch:
aanpassen
— to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit
Dutch:
accommoderen
— to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit
Finnish:
sopeutua
— to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit
French:
accommoder
— to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit
German:
anpassen
— to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit
Latin:
excipio
— to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit
Spanish:
acomodar
— to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit
Turkish:
uydurmak
— to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit
Finnish:
sopeutua
— rare: to adapt oneself
French:
s'accommoder
— rare: to adapt oneself
German:
anpassen
— rare: to adapt oneself
Latin:
excipio
— rare: to adapt oneself
Polish:
akomodować się
— rare: to adapt oneself
Russian:
приспоса́бливаться
(prisposáblivatʹsja)
— rare: to adapt oneself
Russian:
приспосо́биться
(prisposóbitʹsja)
— rare: to adapt oneself