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accommodate

verb [T] (FIND A PLACE FOR)
 
 
/əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/ US  /-ˈkɑː.mə-/

Definition

to provide with a place to live or to be stored in: New students may be accommodated in halls of residence.formal There wasn't enough space to accommodate the files.Accommodating people
(Definition of accommodate verb (FIND A PLACE FOR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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