Accommodate

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/

Definitions

1. To provide lodging or make adjustments to suit someone's needs or preferences
2. To make suitable arrangements or provide shelter while adapting to the requirements or desires of individuals or situations
3. To offer a space or adjust conditions in a way that caters to the particular needs or wishes of others

Etymology: The verb "accommodate" carries a faint trace of its Latin origins: its core idea is "making things fit together." It was borrowed in the 1530s from the Latin "accommodātus," the past participle of "accommodō," which itself combines "ad-" ("to, towards") with "commodō," meaning "to make fit, provide, or lend." That Latin verb is built from "con-" ("together") and "modus," a word for measure, proportion, or limit. So the underlying picture is of things being brought into proportion with one another. That sense of fitting something to a measure explains the word's range of meanings. Providing a room for a guest and adjusting a plan to suit a person's needs are both ways of bringing one thing into proportion with another. The modern English verb "commodious," meaning roomy and convenient, comes from the same Latin root and preserves the older idea of fittingness.

Synonyms: adapt, adjust, fit, suit, provide

Antonyms: reject, refuse, displace, exclude, deny