sort out

Verb

• punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
  • The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
    

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
  • Could you clarify these remarks?
    
  • Clear up the question of who is at fault
    

• arrange or order by classes or categories
  • How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  discipline , correct , classify , class , sort , assort , separate