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 Definitions for assort: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Assort \As*sort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assorted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Assorting.] [F. assortir; ? (L. ad) + sortir to cast or
draw lots, to obtain by lot, L. sortiri, fr. sors, sortis,
lot. See Sort.]
1. To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a
like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a
like purpose; to classify; as, to assort goods.
Note: [Rarely applied to persons.]
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They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with
whom they must associate. --Burke.
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2. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety
of goods; as, to assort a cargo.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Assort \As*sort"\, v. i.
To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to
fall into a class or place. --Mitford.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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assort
v 1: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with
strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
[syn: consort, associate, affiliate]
2: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you
classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
[syn: classify, class, sort, sort out, separate]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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41 Moby Thesaurus words for "assort":
alphabetize, analyze, arrange, bolt, break down, catalog,
categorize, class, classify, codify, collate, digest, distribute,
divide, file, gradate, grade, group, index, list, methodize, order,
pigeonhole, place, range, rank, rate, riddle, screen, separate,
sieve, sift, size, sort, sort out, stratify, subdivide,
subordinate, systematize, tabulate, type
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