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  1. 🔊 punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
    “The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently”
  2. 🔊 arrange or order by classes or categories
    “How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”
  3. 🔊 make free from confusion or ambiguity
    “Could you clarify these remarks?”

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