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accommodate

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accommodate in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
    "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
    adapt  accommodate 
  2. make (one thing) compatible with (another)
    "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
    accommodate  reconcile  conciliate 
  3. provide a service or favor for someone
    "We had to oblige him"
    oblige  accommodate 
  4. provide with something desired or needed
    "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"
    accommodate 
  5. be agreeable or acceptable to
    "This suits my needs"
    suit  accommodate  fit 
  6. provide housing for
    "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
    lodge  accommodate 
  7. have room for; hold without crowding
    "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
    accommodate  hold  admit 
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