assort[verb]Synonyms: categorize, class, classify, group, pigeonhole
Contrasted words: derange, disarrange, disorder, disorganize, commingle, jumble, mingle, mix, scramble
Related Words: arrange,
methodize,
order,
systematize,
distribute,
divide,
separate,
screen,
sift,
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assort verb.
[ǝ'sɔ:t] L15.[Old French assorter (mod. -ir), from à A-5 (assim. to as AS-1) + sorte SORT noun2.]1. verb trans. Distribute into groups; arrange in sorts.
L15.Tait's Edinburgh Magazine Merchants..employ wool-sorters of their own to assort and repack it.b. Classify, place in a group,
with.
M19.■ Dickens He would..assort it with the fabulous dogs..as a monstrous invention.2. verb trans. Provide with an assortment.
arch. M18.Oxford English Dictionary We have sent orders for some white goods to assort our store.3. verb intrans. Fall into a class
with; correspond or suit (
well, ill, etc.)
with.
E19.■ W. Hamilton Finding that it is harmonious,that it dovetails and naturally assorts with other parts. ■ E. Linklater Her cold hard voice that assorted so badly with his memory of her.4. verb intrans. Keep company, associate,
with.
arch. E19.■ C. Lamb I could abide to assort with fisher-swains. ■ assorted adjective (a) matched
to; (
ill, well, etc.) suited to one another;
(b) of various sorts put together:
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