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assort

/əˈsɔːt/uh-SAWRT
/əˈsɔɹt/uh-SAWRT

Meaningto sort into lots

Common meaning: to arrange in kinds

‘to, towards’ + ‘a lot drawn’ → assort

Journey through time

  1. Latinsors, sortis‘a lot drawn’
  2. Frenchassortir
  3. Englishassort‘to arrange in kinds’ · today

as- also in: assertassistassumeassaultassemble

sort also in: sortconsort

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin sors ‘a lot drawn; one's share’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sors, p. 1732 · dictionary scan

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