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accommodo

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Etymology

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From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ commodō (adapt, put in order).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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accommodō (present infinitive accommodāre, perfect active accommodāvī, supine accommodātum); first conjugation

  1. to fit or adapt something to something else, lay, put or hang on, attach; prepare (for a use), provide
  2. to adjust, adapt or accommodate to; bring someone or something to something, apply
  3. (with reflexive) to support, conform to, comply or side with

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Descendants

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Adjective

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accommodō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of accommodus

References

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  • accommodo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • accommodo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • accommodo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to accomodate oneself to another's wishes: se conformare, se accommodare ad alicuius voluntatem
    • to be at the beck and call of another; to be his creature: totum se fingere et accommodare ad alicuius arbitrium et nutum
    • to accommodate something to the standard of the popular intelligence: ad intellegentiam communem or popularem accommodare aliquid
    • to treat with scientific exactness; to classify: ad rationis praecepta accommodare aliquid
    • to express oneself in popular language: ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)