assort
assort Lexical Profile
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• verb
To distribute, arrange, or classify things into groups of the same type, size, or quality.
"The warehouse staff must assort the incoming shipments according to weight and destination."
To suit, harmonize, or agree in character with something else (usually followed by 'with').
"His flippant remarks assort poorly with the solemnity of the occasion."
To associate or keep company with others (usually followed by 'with').
"As a young writer in Paris, she frequently assorted with avant-garde painters and poets."
Word Nuance & Usage
While the participial adjective 'assorted' and the noun 'assortment' are very common in everyday English, the base verb 'assort' is relatively formal, particularly in its intransitive sense ('assort with', meaning to suit or associate with).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Middle French assorter ('to match, group by kind'), formed from a- (from Latin ad-, 'to') and sorte ('kind, class'), ultimately tracing back to Latin sors ('lot, share, or condition').
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