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consort

con·sort [ kən sáwrt ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle con·sort·ed, present participle con·sort·ing, 3rd person present singular con·sorts)
Definition:
 
associate with undesirable: to associate with or spend time in the company of somebody undesirable ( formal )
consorting with known criminals



noun  (plural con·sorts)
Definition:
 
1. spouse of monarch: the husband or wife of a reigning monarch

2. partner: a partner or companion ( formal )

3. ship that escorts another: a ship that accompanies another on a journey

4. group specializing in early music: a small group of musicians specializing in works of the baroque or an earlier period

[15th century. Via French< Latin consort- "having the same fate" < sors "fortune"]

in consort with in association or together with others (archaic or formal)

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