ACCOMMODATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country
    Hypernyms(s) accommodate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make compatible with
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
    Hypernyms(s) accommodate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • provide a service or favor for someone
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We had to oblige him
    Hypernyms(s) accommodate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • provide with something desired or needed
    Usage Example(s)
    • Can you accommodate me with a rental car?
    Hypernyms(s) accommodate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • provide housing for
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We are lodging three foreign students this semester
    Hypernyms(s) accommodate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • be agreeable or acceptable to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This suits my needs
    Hypernyms(s) accommodate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • have room for
    • hold without crowding
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This hotel can accommodate 250 guests
    • The theater admits 300 people
    • The auditorium can”t hold more than 500 people
    Hyponym(s)