States and conditions

Synonyms for accommodate

Two senses of accommodate live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

have room for

This hotel can accommodate 250 guests.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

hold

Same sentence, swapped: This hotel can hold 250 guests.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for accommodate as it is used in the sentence above.

reconcile
adapt
wield

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineChange

make (one thing) compatible with (another)

The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

reconcile

Same sentence, swapped: The scientists had to reconcile the new results with the existing theories.

Close but different

oblige
lodge
balance

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