assort

English

/əˈsɔːt/, /əˈsɔɹt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
  • (intransitive) To be of a kind with.
  • (intransitive) To be associated with; to consort with.
  • (transitive) To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ser-

Gloss

bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

糸

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