noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something fitting or appropriate; suitable company, associates, or attendants. obsolete, uncountable

   "With such accommodation and besort / As levels with her breeding."

Verb

1. 1
   To suit; fit; become. obsolete, transitive

   "such men as may besort your age"

Example

More examples

"such men as may besort your age"

Etymology

From be- + sort.

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