Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assort

/əˈsɔɹt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: as-sort
IPA: /əˈsɔɹt/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.

Transitive verb

verb

To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be associated with; to consort with.

Intransitive verb

verb

To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"They appear […] no way assorted to those with whom they must associate."
"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 assort a cargo"

Etymology

Middle French assortir.

Word Breakdown

Root: *ser- (bind)

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈsɔɹt/
British English: /əˈsɔːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

assorts (present, singular) assorting (participle, present) assorted (participle, past) assorted (past)

Derived Forms

assortation assortative assorter assortment reassort

Phrases

ill-assorted

Synonyms

classify class sort sort out separate consort associate affiliate

Rhymes With

support court short report sort port sport transport fort resort ct import

Questions

How do you pronounce assort?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɔɹt/.
What does assort mean?: To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
Where does assort come from?: Middle French assortir.

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