isolate vs sort out

isolate and sort out both are verbs.

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

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

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

isolate (verb)	sort out (verb)
place or set apart	arrange or order by classes or categories
obtain in pure form	make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
set apart from others	punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them