1. (

• consort ,
• associate ,
• affiliate ,
• assort ,

) keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" ;

2. (

• classify ,
• class ,
• sort ,
• assort ,
• sort_out ,
• separate

) arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards;

1. (

• assorted ,
• miscellaneous ,
• mixed ,
• motley ,
• sundry

) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards ;

2. (

• assorted ,
• various ,

) of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior" ;