accommodate English · revision 10516

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1525|origins=la accommodatus|origins=ine-pro *med-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/; /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la|accommodātus]], past participle of accommodāre, to make fit, adapt, fit one thing to another,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from ad-, to, and commodāre, to make fit, from commodus, proper, fit, convenient (see [[commode]], [[commodious]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Cresswell 2021) from com-, intensive, and modus, measure (from PIE *med-).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ As a participial adjective, suited, fitting: 1525, Wolsey quoted by Strype;^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) as a verb, to apply fittingly, 1531, in Elyot's ''Governour''.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ To adapt or adjust one thing to another is from 1588,^(OED 1989) and to reconcile differing things or people from 1597.^(OED 1989) Through the idea of finding something to fit a person's needs, the sense to provide with lodging developed by the late 16th century.^(Cresswell 2021) To do a favour for, oblige, is a later sense,^(AHD)^(Collins 2023) as is to hold without crowding.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023) Of the eye, to adjust its focus, is also recorded.^(AHD) ''Accommodation'' is from 1611.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1525 – suited (adjective).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1531 – to apply fittingly.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1588 – to adapt.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1597 – to reconcile.^(OED 1989)

+ * late 16th century – to lodge.^(Cresswell 2021)

+ * 1611 – accommodation.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To provide with lodging or room.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To have room for; to hold comfortably.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To do a favour or service for; to [[oblige]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To adapt or adjust to; to allow for.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To reconcile or settle differences.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[accommodative]]

+ * [[accommodativeness]]

+ * [[accommodator]]

+ * [[accommodable]]

+ * [[unaccommodated]]

+ * [[accommodation]]

+ * [[accommodationist]]

+ * [[reaccommodate]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[commode]]

+ * [[commodious]]

+ * [[commodity]]

+ * [[mode]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}