overaccommodate

English

Alternative forms

• over-accommodate

Etymology

From over- +‎ accommodate.

Verb

overaccommodate (third-person singular simple present overaccommodates, present participle overaccommodating, simple past and past participle overaccommodated)

1. (transitive) To be too accommodating towards.
   • 2008 March 17, “Governor Paterson’s Tests”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Finally, the accommodating new governor needs to make certain he does not overaccommodate Albany’s leaders.

2. (ophthalmology) To adjust the focus of the eye so that the image resolves at a point behind the retina.