Meaning & use

accommodate

verb·Everyday

To provide someone with a place to stay, or to adapt something to meet a need or request.

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The hotel can accommodate up to four guests in each family suite.

Our schedule was flexible enough to accommodate her request for an earlier meeting.

A note on using this word

Accommodate takes two Cs and two Ms, a common spelling mistake. It often pairs with 'to' or 'for' when it means to adjust.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To have enough space to hold a certain number of people or things.

The new stadium accommodates over sixty thousand fans.

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