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English verb: sort out | |||
| 1. | sort out (cognition) arrange or order by classes or categories | ||
| Samples | How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?. | ||
| Synonyms | assort, class, classify, separate, sort | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | categorise, categorize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catalog, catalogue, count, dichotomise, dichotomize, grade, group, isolate, number, pigeonhole, reclassify, refer, size, stamp, stereotype, unitise, unitize | ||
| Entail | compare | ||
| 2. | sort out (cognition) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | ||
| Samples | Could you clarify these remarks?. Clear up the question of who is at fault. | ||
| Synonyms | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, straighten out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clarify, clear up, elucidate | ||
| 3. | sort out (social) punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience | ||
| Samples | The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently. | ||
| Synonyms | correct, discipline | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | penalise, penalize, punish | ||
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