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adj
Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Pliable; easily corrupted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of accommodate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective
helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: accommodative
Antonyms: unaccommodating
adjective satellite
obliging; willing to do favors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
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 English -ing English accommodating From accommodate + -ing.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
