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assort

[ uh-sawrt ]

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 by with ).


verb (used without object)

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

assort

/ əˈsɔːt /

verb

  1. tr to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify
  2. intrusually foll bywith 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.
    intrusually foll bywith to keep company; consort
“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
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Derived Forms

  • asˈsortatively, adverb
  • asˈsortative, adjective
  • asˈsorter, noun
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Other Words From

  • as·sorta·tive as·sortive adjective
  • as·sorta·tive·ly adverb
  • as·sorter noun
  • reas·sort verb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assort1

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

Origin of assort1

C15: from Old French assorter, from sorte sort
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Example Sentences

Recently we caught up by phone as Sasse, just back from a Rotary Club meeting, was packaging eight-piece boxes of assorted truffles.

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