assort

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /əˈsɔrt/ UK /əˈsɔːt/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like assault /l/ vs /ɹ/

Meanings

1

verb
to arrange or classify into groups according to kind

The clerk spent the morning assorting the mail by district.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to arrange or classify into... classify sort categorize group arrange class grade

Opposites

jumble mix disorder

Word family

Derived forms assorted assortmentassorter

Related forms sort consort assortment

Etymology

From Middle French assortir ('to distribute by kinds'), from a- ('to') + sorte ('kind, sort'), from Latin sors, sortem ('lot, share, fortune').

assortir Middle French sors Latin

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Topics

Describing People

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# assort

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈsɔrt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈsɔːt/

## Meanings
1. to arrange or classify into groups according to kind

## Examples
- The clerk spent the morning assorting the mail by district.

## Synonyms
- classify
- sort
- categorize
- group
- arrange
- class
- grade

## Antonyms
- jumble
- mix
- disorder

## Derived Forms
- assorted
- assortment
- assorter

## Related Forms
- sort
- consort
- assortment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: assortir
- Root: sors

## Etymology
From Middle French assortir ('to distribute by kinds'), from a- ('to') + sorte ('kind, sort'), from Latin sors, sortem ('lot, share, fortune').

## AI Etymology
Assort is a verb meaning "to arrange or classify into groups according to kind". Historically, it is from Middle French assortir ('to distribute by kinds'), from a- ('to') + sorte ('kind, sort'), from Latin sors, sortem ('lot, share, fortune'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: assort is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Middle French assortir with Latin sors. Close English family members include assorted, assortment, assorter, sort, and consort.

## Topics
- Describing People

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