stratify (v.)

1660s, from French stratifier, from Modern Latin stratificare, from stratum (see stratum). Related: Stratified; stratifying.

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stratum (n.)

"horizontal layer," 1590s, from Modern Latin special use of Latin stratum "thing spread out, coverlet, bedspread, horse-blanket; pavement," noun uses of neuter of stratus "prostrate, prone," past participle of sternere "to spread out, lay down, stretch out," from nasalized form of PIE root *stere- "to spread."

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Definitions of stratify

stratify (v.)

divide society into social classes or castes;

stratify (v.)

form layers or strata;

stratify (v.)

develop different social levels, classes, or castes;

stratify (v.)

form, arrange, or deposit in layers;

The fish are stratified in barrels

The rock was stratified by the force of the water

stratify (v.)

render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand;

stratify seeds

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