assort with

[uh-sawrt]

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 ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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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