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1. (

• suit ,
• accommodate ,
• fit ,

) be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" ;

2. (

• adapt ,
• accommodate

) make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" ;

3. (

• accommodate

) provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" ;

4. (

• accommodate ,
• hold ,
• admit ,

) 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" ;

5. (

• lodge ,
• accommodate ,

) provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" ;

6. (

• oblige ,
• accommodate

) provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" ;

7. (

• accommodate ,
• reconcile ,
• conciliate

) make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" ;

1. (

• accommodating ,
• accommodative

) helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating" ;

2. (

• accommodating

) obliging; willing to do favors; "made a special effort to be accommodating" ;