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Stratify

//ˈstratɪfʌɪ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To become separated out into distinct layers or strata. intransitive

    "Even without a pronounced social class system, people in a large society tend to stratify."

  2. 2
    render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand wordnet
  3. 3
    To separate out into distinct layers or strata. transitive

    "In this cut you can see how the sedimentary rock layers have been clearly stratified."

  4. 4
    form layers or strata wordnet
  5. 5
    form, arrange, or deposit in layers wordnet
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  1. 6
    divide society into social classes or castes wordnet
  2. 7
    develop different social levels, classes, or castes wordnet

Etymology

From French stratifier.

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