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| con·sort [ kən sáwrt ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle con·sort·ed, present participle con·sort·ing, 3rd person present singular con·sorts) |
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associate with undesirable: to associate with or spend time in the company of somebody undesirable
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formal
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  consorting with known criminals
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noun (plural con·sorts) |
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1. spouse of monarch: the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
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2. partner: a partner or companion
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formal
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3. ship that escorts another: a ship that accompanies another on a journey
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4. group specializing in early music: a small group of musicians specializing in works of the baroque or an earlier period
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin consort- "having the same fate" < sors "fortune"] |
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in consort with in association or together with others (archaic or formal)
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