accommodate

 
Pronunciation: /əˈkɒmədeɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • 1(of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for: the cottages accommodate up to six people
  • 2fit in with the wishes or needs of: any language must accommodate new concepts
  • [no object] (accommodate to) adapt to: making users accommodate to the realities of today’s marketplace

Derivatives

accommodative

adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin accommodat- 'made fitting', from the verb accommodare, from ad- 'to' + commodus 'fitting'

Spelling help

Accommodate should be spelled with a double c and a double m; remember that there is an o before and after the m's.

Spelling rule

Drop the final silent -e when adding endings that begin with a vowel (as in bake): (accommodates, accommodating, accommodated).