reassort

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verb

To assort again

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Meanings

verbreassort (third-person singular simple present reassorts, present participle reassorting, simple past and past participle reassorted)

present singular third person reassorts · participle present reassorting · participle past reassorted · past reassorted

  1. To assort again

    Phylogenetic analysis of complete genome sequences found evidence for two distinct cocirculating lineages of IDV which freely reassort.

    2014 October 29, Emily A. Collin et al., “Cocirculation of Two Distinct Genetic and Antigenic Lineages of Proposed Influenza D Virus in Cattle”, in Journal of Virology, volume 89, →DOI

Origin

From re- + assort.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

assorterassertororatress
Cite this entry
APA

reassort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassort

MLA

“reassort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reassort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassort.

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