Definition of assort in English:

assort

verb əˈsɔːtəˈsɔrt

1Genetics
no object (of genes or characteristics) become distributed among cells or progeny.
banding on the shell assorts independently of colour
the chromosomes of the father and the mother assort into 23 pairs
Example sentencesExamples
- All eye-color mutations tested assorted independently of the dimorphisms.
- If these genes were to assort independently, eight susceptible plants should have been identified.
- Consequently, linked blocks of genes are inherited intact in the form of whole chromosomes from fathers, while loci on chromosomes from mothers assort randomly.
- We have previously reported the existence of loci that assort together and hypothesized that these loci reside on the same macronuclear piece.
- The extent to which alleles assort randomly on chromosomes depends on the recombination rate, as well as on the demographic history of the species and on the selective pressures exercised on the genomic region.
Synonyms
diversify, variegate, bring variety to, mix, enlarge, expand, widen, broaden, increase, proliferate, extend
2archaic with object Place in a group; classify.
he would assort it with the fabulous dogs as a monstrous invention
Example sentencesExamples
- You will be assorted into four teams, or rather, have already been assorted into four teams.
- All the transcribed interviews were assorted into thematic units, each corresponding to a set of data obtained from interviewees.
- Assort them into five groups: failures, poor, medium, good, and excellent.
- The designer told her to go through all the magazines and tear out the projects and articles she was interested in, then she had to assort them into categories.
- The deposits here are assorted into several grades of gravel for building, paving, and ballast purposes.
Synonyms
categorize, class, group, put into sets, grade, rank, rate, order, organize, range, sort, type, codify, bracket, systematize, systemize, stratify, catalogue, tabulate, list, file, index

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French assorter, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + sorte 'sort, kind'.

Rhymes

abort, apport, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, court, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, sport, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, thwart, tort, transport, wart, wrought

Definition of assort in US English:

assort

verbəˈsôrtəˈsɔrt

1Genetics
no object (of genes or characters) become distributed among cells or progeny.
Example sentencesExamples
- All eye-color mutations tested assorted independently of the dimorphisms.
- We have previously reported the existence of loci that assort together and hypothesized that these loci reside on the same macronuclear piece.
- The extent to which alleles assort randomly on chromosomes depends on the recombination rate, as well as on the demographic history of the species and on the selective pressures exercised on the genomic region.
- If these genes were to assort independently, eight susceptible plants should have been identified.
- Consequently, linked blocks of genes are inherited intact in the form of whole chromosomes from fathers, while loci on chromosomes from mothers assort randomly.
Synonyms
diversify, variegate, bring variety to, mix, enlarge, expand, widen, broaden, increase, proliferate, extend
2archaic with object Place in a group; classify.
he would assort it with the fabulous dogs as a monstrous invention
Example sentencesExamples
- The designer told her to go through all the magazines and tear out the projects and articles she was interested in, then she had to assort them into categories.
- All the transcribed interviews were assorted into thematic units, each corresponding to a set of data obtained from interviewees.
- The deposits here are assorted into several grades of gravel for building, paving, and ballast purposes.
- You will be assorted into four teams, or rather, have already been assorted into four teams.
- Assort them into five groups: failures, poor, medium, good, and excellent.
Synonyms
categorize, class, group, put into sets, grade, rank, rate, order, organize, range, sort, type, codify, bracket, systematize, systemize, stratify, catalogue, tabulate, list, file, index

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French assorter, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + sorte ‘sort, kind’.

单词	assort
释义	Definition of assort in English: assort verb əˈsɔːtəˈsɔrt 1Genetics no object (of genes or characteristics) become distributed among cells or progeny. banding on the shell assorts independently of colour the chromosomes of the father and the mother assort into 23 pairs Example sentencesExamples All eye-color mutations tested assorted independently of the dimorphisms. If these genes were to assort independently, eight susceptible plants should have been identified. Consequently, linked blocks of genes are inherited intact in the form of whole chromosomes from fathers, while loci on chromosomes from mothers assort randomly. We have previously reported the existence of loci that assort together and hypothesized that these loci reside on the same macronuclear piece. The extent to which alleles assort randomly on chromosomes depends on the recombination rate, as well as on the demographic history of the species and on the selective pressures exercised on the genomic region. Synonyms diversify, variegate, bring variety to, mix, enlarge, expand, widen, broaden, increase, proliferate, extend 2archaic with object Place in a group; classify. he would assort it with the fabulous dogs as a monstrous invention Example sentencesExamples You will be assorted into four teams, or rather, have already been assorted into four teams. All the transcribed interviews were assorted into thematic units, each corresponding to a set of data obtained from interviewees. Assort them into five groups: failures, poor, medium, good, and excellent. The designer told her to go through all the magazines and tear out the projects and articles she was interested in, then she had to assort them into categories. The deposits here are assorted into several grades of gravel for building, paving, and ballast purposes. Synonyms categorize, class, group, put into sets, grade, rank, rate, order, organize, range, sort, type, codify, bracket, systematize, systemize, stratify, catalogue, tabulate, list, file, index Origin Late 15th century: from Old French assorter, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + sorte 'sort, kind'. Rhymes abort, apport, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, court, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, sport, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, thwart, tort, transport, wart, wrought Definition of assort in US English: assort verbəˈsôrtəˈsɔrt 1Genetics no object (of genes or characters) become distributed among cells or progeny. Example sentencesExamples All eye-color mutations tested assorted independently of the dimorphisms. We have previously reported the existence of loci that assort together and hypothesized that these loci reside on the same macronuclear piece. The extent to which alleles assort randomly on chromosomes depends on the recombination rate, as well as on the demographic history of the species and on the selective pressures exercised on the genomic region. If these genes were to assort independently, eight susceptible plants should have been identified. Consequently, linked blocks of genes are inherited intact in the form of whole chromosomes from fathers, while loci on chromosomes from mothers assort randomly. Synonyms diversify, variegate, bring variety to, mix, enlarge, expand, widen, broaden, increase, proliferate, extend 2archaic with object Place in a group; classify. he would assort it with the fabulous dogs as a monstrous invention Example sentencesExamples The designer told her to go through all the magazines and tear out the projects and articles she was interested in, then she had to assort them into categories. All the transcribed interviews were assorted into thematic units, each corresponding to a set of data obtained from interviewees. The deposits here are assorted into several grades of gravel for building, paving, and ballast purposes. You will be assorted into four teams, or rather, have already been assorted into four teams. Assort them into five groups: failures, poor, medium, good, and excellent. Synonyms categorize, class, group, put into sets, grade, rank, rate, order, organize, range, sort, type, codify, bracket, systematize, systemize, stratify, catalogue, tabulate, list, file, index Origin Late 15th century: from Old French assorter, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + sorte ‘sort, kind’.
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