commodate

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin commodātum (“something lent, a loan”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Noun

commodate (plural commodates)

1. (Scots law) A gratuitous loan.

Etymology 2

First attested in 1595; borrowed from Latin commodātus, perfect passive participle of commodō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

commodate (third-person singular simple present commodates, present participle commodating, simple past and past participle commodated) (obsolete)

1. To put in order, adjust, arrange.
2. To suit, accommodate (to).
3. To lend.

References

“commodate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

commodāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of commodō