单词 | accommodate |
释义 | accommodate —accommodable, /euh kom"euh deuh beuhl/, adj. /euh kom"euh dayt'/, v. , accommodated, accommodating. v.t. 1. to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige; to accommodate a friend. 2. to provide suitably; supply (usually fol. by with): to accommodate a friend with money. 3. to lend money to: Can you accommodate him? 4. to provide with a room and sometimes with food. 5. to furnish with accommodations. 6. to have or make room for: Will this elevator accommodate 10 people? 7. to make suitable or consistent; adapt: to accommodate oneself to circumstances. 8. to bring into harmony; adjust; reconcile: to accommodate differences. v.i. 9. to become adjusted or adapted. 10. to become reconciled; agree. [1515-25; < L accommodatus adjusted (ptp. of accommodare), equiv. to ac- AC- + commod(us) fitting, suitable (com- COM- + modus measure, manner) + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. serve, aid, assist, help, abet. See oblige. 6. See contain. 7. fit, suit. 8. compose, harmonize. Ant. 1. inconvenience. |
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