sort out

v 1: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you

classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

[syn: {classify}, {class}, {sort}, {assort}, {separate}]

2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could

you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who

is at fault" [syn: {clarify}, {clear}, {clear up}, {shed

light on}, {crystallize}, {straighten out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate},

{elucidate}] [ant: {confuse}]

3: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The

teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: {discipline},

{correct}]