Adjacent Words

Assort definitions

	Tweet

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASSORT', v.t. [See Sort.]
1. To separate and distribute into classes things of the like kind, nature or quality, or things which are suited to a like purpose. It is sometimes applied to persons as well as things.
2. To furnish with all sorts.
ASSORT', v.i. To agree; to be in accordance with; to suit.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: consort, associate, affiliate, assort]
2: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle French assortir, from a- (from Latin ad-) + sorte sort Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to distribute into groups of a like kind ; classify 2. to supply with an assortment (as of goods) intransitive verb 1. to agree in kind ; harmonize 2. to keep company ; associate • assorter noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by with) classify or arrange in groups. 2 intr. suit; fit into; harmonize with (usu. assort ill or well with). Etymology: OF assorter f. à to + sorte SORT

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Assort As*sort", v. i. To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to fall into a class or place. --Mitford.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with whom they must associate. --Burke. 2. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods; as, to assort a cargo.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Class, classify, rank, group, arrange, distribute, sort. II. v. n. Agree, consort, suit, be adapted, be suitable.

Moby Thesaurus

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