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English verb: assort

1. assort (social) keep company with; hang out with


SamplesHe associates with strange people.
She affiliates with her colleagues.


Synonymsaffiliate, associate, consort


Pattern of useSomebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)interact


Narrower (hyponym)accompany, ally, companion, company, date, go out, go steady, keep company, see

2. assort (cognition) arrange or order by classes or categories


SamplesHow would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?.


Synonymsclass, classify, separate, sort, sort out


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)categorise, categorize


Narrower (hyponym)catalog, catalogue, count, dichotomise, dichotomize, grade, group, isolate, number, pigeonhole, reclassify, refer, size, stamp, stereotype, unitise, unitize


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