Assort

//əˈsɔːt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class. transitive

    "They appear […] no way assorted to those with whom they must associate."

  2. 2
    arrange or order by classes or categories wordnet
  3. 3
    To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match. intransitive

    "She wore a peruke of very fair golden hair; and herein was shown the lurking spirit of female vanity: her own tresses had been very beautiful; in some whim she had had them shaven off, but the colour of the peruke had been most assiduously assorted to them."

  4. 4
    keep company with; hang out with wordnet
  5. 5
    To be associated with; to consort with. intransitive
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  1. 6
    To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods. transitive

    "to assort a cargo"

Synonyms

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classifyaffiliatealphabetizeanalyzearrangeassociate

Example

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"They appear […] no way assorted to those with whom they must associate."

Etymology

Middle French assortir.

Related phrases

ill-assorted

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