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Words with a similar base: accommodating

'accommodating'

[suit.v.01] as in: be agreeable or acceptable to

Examples:
This suits my needs

'accommodating'

[adapt.v.01] as in: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

Examples:
Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country

'accommodating'

[accommodate.v.03] as in: provide with something desired or needed

Examples:
Can you accommodate me with a rental car?

'accommodating'

[accommodate.v.04] as in: have room for; hold without crowding

Examples:
This hotel can accommodate 250 guests
The theater admits 300 people
The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people

'accommodating'

[lodge.v.04] as in: provide housing for

Examples:
We are lodging three foreign students this semester

'accommodating'

[oblige.v.03] as in: provide a service or favor for someone

Examples:
We had to oblige him

'accommodating'

[accommodate.v.07] as in: make (one thing) compatible with (another)

Examples:
The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories

'accommodating'

[accommodating.a.01] as in: helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

Examples:
the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in
made a special effort to be accommodating

'accommodating'

[accommodating.s.01] as in: obliging; willing to do favors

Examples:
made a special effort to be accommodating

Origins

					accommodating (English)
├── -ing (English)
│   ├── -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── -ing (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -inge (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── accommodate (English)