Accommodate and Settle

Accommodate

Accommodate verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.
Usage example: accommodated the lectern to the height of the guest speaker, who turned out to be quite short

Settle is a synonym for accommodate in make topic. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Accommodate", when it comes to topics like situate, conciliate, adapt, perform service.

Settle

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

Accommodate is a synonym for settle in situate topic. Sometimes you can use "Accommodate" instead a verb "Settle", if it concerns topics such as conciliate.

Common collocations

people accommodate people settle people
situation accommodate situation settle situation
game accommodate game settle game
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