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

assort \assort"\, 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.
         1913 webster

               they appear . . . no ways assorted to those with
               whom they must associate.          --burke.
         1913 webster

   2. to furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety
      of goods; as, to assort a cargo.
      1913 webster
see also:
assorted assorting sort 

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

assort \assort"\, v. i.
   to agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to
   fall into a class or place. --mitford.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
consort associate affiliate classify class sort 
sort out separate 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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