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sort out

/ sort out /

verb

verb Sense 1

punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

Type of:

punish penalize penalise

Derived:

discipline correction

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 2

arrange or order by classes or categories

"How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

Type of:

categorize categorise

Kinds of:

unitize unitise catalogue catalog isolate

Derived:

categorization categorisation classification compartmentalization compartmentalisation

Entails:

compare

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 3

make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

"Could you clarify these remarks?"

"Clear up the question of who is at fault"

Type of:

clarify clear up elucidate

Derived:

lucidity clarity pellucidity clearness limpidity

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

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