Assonance between facts seemingly remote.
Lowell.
As"so*nant (&?;), a. [L. assonans, p. pr. of assonare to sound to, to correspond to in sound; ad + sonare to sound, sonus sound: cf. F. assonant. See Sound.] 1. Having a resemblance of sounds.
2. (Pros.) Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance; not consonant.
As`so*nan"tal (&?;), a. Assonant.
As"so*nate (&?;), v. i. [L. assonare, assonatum, to respond to.] To correspond in sound.
As*sort" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assorting.] [F. assortir; &?; (L. ad) + sortir to cast or draw lots, to obtain by lot, L. sortiri, fr. sors, sortis, lot. See Sort.] 1. To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a like purpose; to classify; as, to assort goods. [Rarely applied to persons.]
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.