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sort out Definition

• (v) arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
• (v) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
• (v) punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

sort out Synonyms

• assort
• class
• classify
• clear
• clear up
• correct
• crystalise
• crystalize
• crystallise
• crystallize
• discipline
• elucidate
• enlighten
• illuminate
• separate
• shed light on
• sort
• sort out
• straighten out