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accommodate
What does accommodate mean?
accommodate (verb): to contain comfortably; to have space for.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use accommodate in a sentence?
- This venue accommodates three hundred people. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce accommodate?
/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does accommodate come from?
First use appears c. the 1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “accommodate” mean?
make into a whole or make part of a whole
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use up a period of time in a specific way
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to come or go back (to a place or person)
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to contain comfortably; to have space for
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