verb (used with object) 1.to form or place in
strata or layers.
2.to preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth.
3.Sociology. to arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels.
verb (used without object) 5.Geology. to lie in beds or layers.
6.Sociology. to develop hierarchically, especially as graded status levels.
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Stratify
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
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Origin: 1655–65; modeled on
Neo-Latin strātificāre, equivalent to
strāti- strati- +
-ficāre -fy Related forms de-strat·i·fy, verb (used with object), de-strat·i·fied, de-strat·i·fy·ing.
mul·ti·strat·i·fied, adjective
non·strat·i·fied, adjective
sem·i·strat·i·fied, adjective