assort
/əˈsɔːt/verb
1
- no obj. Genetics (of genes or characteristics) become distributed among cells or progeny【遗传】（基因或特征在细胞或后代中）分配, 配倒。
2
- with obj. archaic place in a group; classify〈古〉把…归为一类; 分类：
he would assort it with the fabulous dogs as a monstrous invention.
他会把它当作一种可怕的发明与传说中的狗归为一类。
词源
late 15th cent.: from Old French assorter, from a- （from Latin ad 'to， at'） + sorte 'sort， kind'.