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Stratify Definition & Meaning

stratify
verb
  1. divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society"
  2. form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies"
  3. develop different social levels, classes, or castes; "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
  4. form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"
  5. render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds"

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What does stratify mean?
divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society" form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies" develop different social levels, classes, or castes; "Society stratifies when the income gap widens" form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water
What part of speech is stratify?
Stratify is a verb.
How many definitions does stratify have?
Stratify has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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