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)
4.
to agree in sort or kind; be matched or suited.
5.
to associate; consort.
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| —vb (usually foll by with) (usually foll by with) | |
| 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 |
| [C15: from Old French assorter, from sorte | |
| as'sortative | |
| —adj | |
| as'sortive | |
| —adj | |
| as'sortatively | |
| —adv | |
| as'sorter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
assort
late 15c., "to distribute into groups," from M.Fr. assortir (15c.), from O.Fr. assorter "to assort, match," from a- "to" + sorte "kind" (see sort).
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