as·sort 
(
ə-sôrt
)
v. as·sort·ed, as·sort·ing, as·sorts
v.tr.1. To separate into groups according to kind; classify.
2. To supply with (an appropriate variety or assortment, as of goods).
v.intr.1. To agree in kind; fall into the same class.
2. To associate with others; keep company.
[Middle English assorte, from Old French assorter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see AD-) + sorte, kind (from Latin sors, sort-, chance, lot; see ser-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]
as·sorta·tive (ə-sôrtə-tĭv) adj.
as·sorter n.