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stratify
[ strat-uh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
, strat·i·fied, strat·i·fy·ing.
- to form or place in strata or layers.
- to preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth.
- Sociology. to arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels.
verb (used without object)
, strat·i·fied, strat·i·fy·ing.
- to form strata.
- Geology. to lie in beds or layers.
- Sociology. to develop hierarchically, especially as graded status levels.
stratify
/ ˈstrætɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- to form or be formed in layers or strata
- tr to preserve or render fertile (seeds) by storing between layers of sand or earth
- sociol to divide (a society) into horizontal status groups or (of a society) to develop such groups
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Derived Forms
- ˈstratiˌfied, adjective
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Other Words From
- de-strati·fy verb (used with object) destratified destratifying
- multi·strati·fied adjective
- non·strati·fied adjective
- semi·strati·fied adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stratify1
C17: from French stratifier, from New Latin stratificāre, from Latin stratum
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Example Sentences
Society will stratify itself according to the laws of social gravitation.
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A gas, as explained, is of such a character that it remains fixed and will not stratify or condense.
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It will stratify, and force itself onward through the adjacent and opposing atmosphere, and in a right line.
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But already the Mississippi Valley was beginning to stratify, both socially and geographically.
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