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Definition of Stratify
1. Verb. Divide society into social classes or castes. "Income distribution often stratifies a society"
Generic synonyms: Differentiate, Distinguish, Secern, Secernate, Separate, Severalise, Severalize, Tell, Tell Apart
Derivative terms: Stratification, Stratification, Stratum
Derivative terms: Stratification, Stratification, Stratum
2. Verb. Form layers or strata. "The rock stratifies"
Category relationships: Geology
Generic synonyms: Arrange, Set Up
Derivative terms: Stratification, Stratum
Generic synonyms: Arrange, Set Up
Derivative terms: Stratification, Stratum
3. Verb. Develop different social levels, classes, or castes. "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
4. Verb. Form, arrange, or deposit in layers. "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"
Specialized synonyms: Interstratify
Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set
Derivative terms: Stratification
Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set
Derivative terms: Stratification
5. Verb. Render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand. "Stratify seeds"
Definition of Stratify
1. v. t. To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata.
Definition of Stratify
1. to form or arrange in layers [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stratify
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