Punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
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make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
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arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
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punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
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Living with the immediacy of death helps you sort out your priorities in life. It helps you to live a less trivial life.
I love and always have loved policy issues and trying to have an impact on the issues that are out there. I cherish my years in government. I have loved my participation at CNN, at Current writing teaching. Where I will go next, I will have to sort out.
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Other Usage ExamplesIt has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.
There's an ethic that says: 'You don't run off to the church for the sacraments of salvation, you establish a personal relationship with God. You don't run off to the courts for justice, you settle it yourself. You don't run off to labor unions to sort out your work relations, you can take this job and shove it if you don't like what you're doing.'