isolate vs sort

isolate is not a noun while sort is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
isolate	No	No	Yes	No
sort	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sort is a hypernym of isolate; that is, sort is a word with a broader meaning than isolate:

Other hypernyms of isolate include assort, class, classify, separate, sort out.

isolate (noun)	sort (noun)
	an approximate definition or example
	a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
	a person of a particular character or nature
	an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

isolate (verb)	sort (verb)
place or set apart	arrange or order by classes or categories
obtain in pure form	examine in order to test suitability
set apart from others
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them