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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Assort \As*sort"\, verb (used with an object) [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.]
They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with whom they must associate. --Burke.
2. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods; as, to assort a cargo.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Assort \As*sort"\, verb (used without an object) To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to fall into a class or place. --Mitford.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
assort
verb
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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