consort

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (RP): kŏn'sôt, /ˈkɒnsɔːt/, /"kQnsO:t/
  • (US): kän'sôrt, /ˈkɑnsɔrt/, /"kAnsOrt/
• (verb)
  • (RP): kənsôt', /kənˈsɔːt/, /k@n"sO:t/
  • (US): kənsôrt', /kənˈsɔrt/, /k@n"sOrt/

[edit] Noun

consort (countable and uncountable; plural consorts)

1. The spouse of a monarch.
2. A husband, wife, companion or partner.
3. A ship accompanying another.
4. (uncountable) Association or partnership.
5. A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.

[edit] Synonyms

• (husband, wife, companion, partner): companion, escort
• (association, partnership): association, partnership
• (group of musicians): band, group

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[edit] Verb

to consort (third-person singular simple present consorts, present participle consorting, simple past and past participle consorted)

1. (intransitive) To associate or keep company.
   • 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 92, p. 457,

     Being itself inferior and consorting with an inferior faculty it begets inferior offspring.

2. (intransitive) To be in agreement.
3. (intransitive) To associate or unite in company with.

[edit] Synonyms

• (associate or keep company): hang out (slang)
• (be in agreement): agree, concur
• (associate or unite in company with): associate, hang out (slang)

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[edit] Anagrams

• crotons