assort

American  

[uh-sawrt] / əˈsɔrt /

verb (used with object)

1. to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.

2. to furnish with a suitable assortment or variety of goods; make up of articles likely to suit a demand.

3. Archaic. to group with others of the same or similar kind; connect or identify as of a similar class; associate (usually followed bywith ).

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verb (used without object)

1. to agree in sort or kind; be matched or suited.

2. to associate; consort.

assort British  

/ əˈsɔːt /

verb

1. (tr) to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify

2. to fit or fall into a class or group; match

3. (tr) to supply with an assortment of merchandise

4. (tr) to put in the same category as others; group

5. rare to keep company; consort

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Other Word Forms

• assortative
  adjective
• assortatively
  adverb
• assorter
  noun
• assortive
  adjective
• reassort
  verb

Etymology

Origin of assort

From the Middle French word assorter, dating back to 1480–90. See as-, sort

Example Sentences

Therefore, genes that are far apart on the same chromosome are likely to still assort independently because of recombination events that occurred in the intervening chromosomal space.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

It is the chromosomes, not the individual genes, that assort independently.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

This data helps retailers better understand their customers, leading to improvements in how they assort and design stores.Participation.

From Forbes • Apr. 8, 2014

Many species, including primates and wolves, assort themselves by means of a dominance hierarchy.

From Scientific American • Dec. 19, 2011

People assort themselves into Episcopalians, Methodists, and the like.

From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by Martin, George Madden