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consort
[ noun kon-sawrt, verb kuhn-sawrt ]
/ noun ËkÉn sÉrt, verb kÉnËsÉrt /
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noun
verb (used without object)
to associate; keep company: to consort with known criminals.
to agree or harmonize.
verb (used with object)
to associate, join, or unite.
Obsolete.
- to accompany; espouse.
- to sound in harmony.
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Origin of consort
OTHER WORDS FROM consort
con·sort·a·ble, adjectivecon·sort·er, nouncon·sor·tion, nounnon·con·sort·ing, adjectiveWords nearby consort
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British Dictionary definitions for consort
consort
verb (kÉnËsÉËt)
noun (ËkÉnsÉËt)
Derived forms of consort
consortable, adjectiveconsorter, nounWord Origin for consort
C15: from Old French, from Latin consors sharer, partner, from sors lot, fate, portion
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