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accommodate

Dictionary definition · accommodate

verb

  1. be agreeable or acceptable to"This suits my needs"
  2. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose"Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
  3. provide with something desired or needed"Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"
  4. have room for; hold without crowding"This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"
  5. provide housing for"We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
  6. provide a service or favor for someone"We had to oblige him"
  7. make (one thing) compatible with (another)"The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).