
Meaning of SORT OUT
| Pronunciation: | | sort awt
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- [v] make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
- [v] arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
- [v] punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
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| | Synonyms: | | assort, class, classify, clear, clear up, correct, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, discipline, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, separate, shed light on, sort, straighten out |
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| | See Also: | | catalog, catalogue, categorise, categorize, clarify, compare, count, dichotomise, dichotomize, grade, group, isolate, number, penalise, penalize, pigeonhole, punish, reclassify, refer, size, stamp, stereotype, unitise, unitize | |
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