accommodate /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/ /-ˈkɑː.mə-/ verb [ T ] FIND A PLACE FOR 1. to provide with a place to live or to be stored in
New students may be accommodated in halls of residence. formal There wasn't enough space to accommodate the files. accommodate /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/ /-ˈkɑː.mə-/ verb [ T ] SUIT 2. to give what is needed to someone
The new policies fail to accommodate the disabled. We always try to accommodate (= help) our clients with financial assistance if necessary. 3. accommodate yourself to change yourself or your behaviour to suit another person or new conditions
Some find it hard to accommodate themselves to the new working conditions.