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ac·com·mo·date /ə-'kä-mə-ˌdāt/ vt -dat·ed, -dat·ing1: to make a change or provision foraccommodate a disability see also reasonable accommodation2: to accept without compensation responsibility for a debt of (another person) in the event of nonpayment as a way of reassuring a reluctant creditor see also accommodation paper at paper; accommodation party at party 1a◇ To accommodate a debtor effectively, the party must sign the debt instrument, adding words describing limitations or conditions to the accommodation, if any.ac·com·mo·da·tion /ə-ˌkä-mə-'dā-shən/ n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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accept, accommodare, adapt, adjust, administer to, agree, aid, arrange, assist, attune, be capable of holding, benefit, bring into consistency, bring to terms, comfort, compose, contain, convenience, defer, do a favor for, do a service for, favor, fit, furnish, gratify, harmonize, have, have capacity for, help, hold, meet the wants of, minister to, oblige, provide, render a service, serve, settle, settle amicably, suit, supply the wants of, support, yield
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adjust (regulate), agree (comply), assist, attune, comply, compromise (settle by mutual agreement), conform, contribute (assist), fund, furnish, help, loan, naturalize (acclimate), negotiate, obey, pacify, propitiate, provide (supply), serve (assist), settle, support (assist)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To meet someone’s wishes or demands; to adapt to; to do something as a favor, without consideration.n.accommodation
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.