Does 'assort' and 'assorted' have two different meanings? ?

Question

Does assort mean to classify ?

And does assorted mean miscellaneous?

Do these two words have two different meanings or do they share the same meaning?

HELP !!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Assort - verb

Assorted - adjective

Answer 2

assort = categorize, classify

assorted = various, miscellaneous

You can see where they relate.

Answer 3

"assort" isn't a word, however "sort" is, which means to divide things up into categories.

"assorted" means of varying kinds (miscellaneous).

Answer 4

Assort = to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type;  classify.  

Assort is a verb or a 'doing' word.

Assorted = consisting of various kinds mixed together;  miscellaneous.

Assorted is an adjective or a word which tells you something about a noun:  assorted sweets.