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
- (intransitive) To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match.
- (intransitive) To be associated with; to consort with.
- (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
- assorts
- assorting
- assorted
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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