Assort

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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