ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Assort

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əˈsɔːt/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Assort is a verb meaning (transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.

Meaning

(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.

More Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match.
  2. (intransitive) To be associated with; to consort with.
  3. (transitive) To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.

Example Sentences

to assort a cargo
They appear […] no way assorted to those with whom they must associate.
She wore a peruke of very fair golden hair; and herein was shown the lurking spirit of female vanity: her own tresses had been very beautiful; in some whim she had had them shaven off, but the colour of the peruke had been most assiduously assorted to them.

Word Forms

Synonyms for assort

Depending on context, synonyms include separate, class, sort, affiliate, classify, associate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include classify, class, sort, associate, separate, affiliate.

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