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re-assort
as·sort
/
əˈsɔrt
/
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[
uh
-
sawrt
]
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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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Origin:
1480–90;
<
Middle French
assorter.
See
as-
,
sort
Related forms
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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World English Dictionary
assort
(əˈsɔːt)
—
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
sort
]
as'sortative
—
adj
as'sortive
—
adj
as'sortatively
—
adv
as'sorter
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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