This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
assort
[ uh-sawrt ]
/ əˈsɔrt /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
verb (used with object)
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
to furnish with a suitable assortment or variety of goods; make up of articles likely to suit a demand.
Archaic. to group with others of the same or similar kind; connect or identify as of a similar class; associate (usually followed by with).
verb (used without object)
to agree in sort or kind; be matched or suited.
to associate; consort.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
OTHER WORDS FROM assort
as·sort·a·tive, as·sort·ive, adjectiveas·sort·a·tive·ly, adverbas·sort·er, nounre·as·sort, verbWords nearby assort
assoil, assoluta, assonance, as soon, as soon as, assort, assortative mating, assorted, assortment, ASSR, asst.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use assort in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for assort
assort
/ (əˈsɔːt) /
verb
(tr) to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify
(intr usually foll by with) to fit or fall into a class or group; match
(tr) to supply with an assortment of merchandise
(tr) to put in the same category as others; group
(intr usually foll by with) rare to keep company; consort
Derived forms of assort
assortative or assortive, adjectiveassortatively, adverbassorter, nounWord Origin for assort
C15: from Old French assorter, from sorte sort
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012