assort
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assort
- /əˈsɔːt/ UK
- /əˈsɔɹt/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
Middle French assortir.
verb assorts · assorting · assorted
- To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class. They appear […] no way assorted to those with whom they must associate.
- To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match. 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.
- To be associated with; to consort with.
- To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods. to assort a cargo
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verb To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class
| Español | clasificar, ordenar |
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| Русский | сортировать sortirovatʹ, подбира́ть podbirátʹ, группировать gruppirovatʹ, классифици́ровать klassificírovatʹ |
verb To be associated with; to consort with
| Русский | согласова́ться soglasovátʹsja, согласо́вываться soglasóvyvatʹsja, гармони́ровать garmonírovatʹ, подходи́ть podxodítʹ |
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@misc{assort_2026,
title = {assort},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assort},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
