sort out

sort out (http://definr.com/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, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise,
         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]