Source : WordNet®

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: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize},
         {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten
        out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
     3: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
        teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: {discipline},
         {correct}]