| VERB | stative | accommodate, suit, fit | be agreeable or acceptable to |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | accommodate, adapt | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose | |
| consumption | accommodate | provide with something desired or needed | |
| stative | accommodate, hold, admit | have room for | |
| stative | accommodate, lodge | provide housing for | |
| communication | accommodate, oblige | provide a service or favor for someone | |
| change | accommodate, reconcile, conciliate | make (one thing) compatible with (another) |
| Sounds | ahkaa'mahdey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Be agreeable or acceptable to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | suit, fit | |
| Broader | fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil | Fill or meet a want or need |
| Spanish | acomodar, adaptar, ajustar | |
| Catalan | acomodar, adaptar, ajustar, ser apropiat | |
| Adjectives | accommodative | willing / willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement |
| Nouns | accommodation | making or becoming suitable |
| Meaning | Provide with something desired or needed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
| Example | "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" | |
| Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater | Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| Spanish | colmar, satisfacer, servir | |
| Catalan | satisfer | |
| Nouns | accommodation | the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
| Meaning | Have room for; hold without crowding. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests" | |
| Synonyms | hold, admit | |
| Narrower | house | Contain or cover |
| seat | Be able to seat / seat | |
| sleep | Be able to accommodate for sleeping | |
| Similar to | contain, take, hold | Be capable of holding or containing |
| Meaning | Provide housing for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonym | lodge | |
| Narrower | barrack | lodge in barracks |
| keep | Supply with room and board | |
| quarter, billet, canton | Provide housing for (military personnel) | |
| Broader | house, put up, domiciliate | Provide housing for |
| Spanish | acomodar, albergar, alojar, dar alojamiento, hospedar | |
| Catalan | acomodar, albergar, allotjar, donar hostalatge | |
| Nouns | accommodation | the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
| accommodation | living quarters provided for public convenience | |
| Meaning | Provide a service or favor for someone. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | oblige | |
| Broader | comply, follow, abide by | Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes |
| Opposite | disoblige | ignore someone's wishes / wishes |
| Spanish | complacer | |
| Adjectives | accommodative | helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation |
| Nouns | accommodation | the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
| accommodator | someone who performs a service or does a favor | |
| Meaning | make (one thing) compatible with (another). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" | |
| Synonyms | reconcile, conciliate | |
| Broader | harmonize, harmonise | Bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously |
| Spanish | acomodar, acordar, conciliar, reconciliar | |
| Catalan | acomodar, adaptar, ajustar, reconciliar | |
| Nouns | accommodation | in the theories of Jean Piaget |
| accommodation | a settlement of differences | |
| accommodation | making or becoming suitable | |
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