assort
Translation
to assort, to sort, to classify
Examples
The shop assorts its products by color.
The shop assorts its products by colour.
The librarian will assort the books alphabetically.
The librarian will assort the books alphabetically.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to sort something The store assorts the products.
((sth.)) ((by criterion)) to sort something according to a criterion She assorts the files by date.
Similar Words
Synonyms: classify, categorize, sort, group
Etymology
From Old French 'assortir', from 'a-' (to) + 'sort' (kind, sort). Literally 'to put into a sort/kind'.
Memory Tips
Connect it to the more common word 'sort'. Imagine putting things into 'a sort' of group.