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clear up vs sort out

sort out vs clear up

clear up and sort out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clear up No No Yes No
sort out No No Yes No
As verbs, clear up and sort out are synonyms defined as:
  • clear up and sort out: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other synonyms of clear up include clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, straighten out.
As verbs, sort out is a hyponym of clear up; that is, sort out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clear up:
  • clear up: make clear and (more) comprehensible
  • sort out: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other hyponyms of clear up include demystify, clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, straighten out, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, disambiguate.
clear up (verb) sort out (verb)
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound arrange or order by classes or categories
finish a task completely make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
make clear and (more) comprehensible
become clear
Difference between clear up and sort out

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