assort
Translation
to assort, to classify, to sort
Examples
Please assort the books by genre.
Please assort the books by genre.
The colours assort well together.
The colors assort well together.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((by sth.)) to classify (sth.) by (sth.) Please assort the books by genre.
((sth.)) to harmonize The colors assort well together.
Similar Words
Synonyms: classify, categorize, sort, group
Etymology
From Old French 'assortir', from 'sorte' (kind, sort). Literally 'to put into a sort/kind'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'a sort'. To assort is to put things into 'a sort' or category.