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They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with whom they must associate. Burke.

2. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods; as, to assort a cargo.

As*sort", v. i. To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to fall into a class or place. Mitford.

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As*sort"ed (s*sôrt"d), a. Selected; culled.

As*sort"ment (-ment), n. [Cf. F. assortiment.] 1. Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.

2. A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts; a number of things assorted.

3. A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; as, an assortment of goods.

As*sot" (&?;), v. t. [OF. asoter, F. assoter; &?; (L. ad) + sot stupid. See Sot.] To besot; to befool; to beguile; to infatuate. [Obs.]

Some ecstasy assotted had his sense. Spenser.

As*sot", a. Dazed; foolish; infatuated. [Obs.]

Willie, I ween thou be assot. Spenser.

As*suage" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assuaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Assuaging (&?;).] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier, asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See Sweet.] To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.

Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. Addison.

To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man Burke.

The fount at which the panting mind assuages Her thirst of knowledge. Byron.

Syn. -- To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm; tranquilize; relieve. See Alleviate.

As*suage", v. i. To abate or subside. [Archaic] "The waters assuaged." Gen. vii. 1.

The plague being come to a crisis, its fury began to assuage. De Foe.

As*suage"ment (&?;), n. [OF. assouagement, asuagement.] Mitigation; abatement.

As*sua"ger (&?;), n. One who, or that which, assuages.

As*sua"sive (&?;), a. [From assuage, as if this were fr. a supposed L. assuadere to persuade to; or from E. pref. ad + -suasive as in persuasive.] Mitigating; tranquilizing; soothing. [R.]

Music her soft assuasive voice applies. Pope.

As*sub"ju*gate (&?;), v. t. [Pref. ad- + subjugate.] To bring into subjection. [Obs.] Shak.

As`sue*fac"tion (&?;), n. [L. assuefacere to accustom to; assuetus (p. p. of assuescere to accustom to) + facere to make; cf. OF. assuefaction.] The act of accustoming, or the state of being accustomed; habituation. [Obs.]

Custom and studies efform the soul like wax, and by assuefaction introduce a nature. Jer. Taylor.

As"sue*tude (&?;), n. [L. assuetudo, fr. assuetus accustomed.] Accustomedness; habit; habitual use.

Assuetude of things hurtful doth make them lose their force to hurt. Bacon.