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assort with

[uh-sawrt] Origin

as·sort

[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)
4.
to agree in sort or kind; be matched or suited.
5.
to associate; consort.

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Assort with is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1480–90; < Middle French assorter. See as-, sort

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 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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