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stratify - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stratify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stratify [ v. t.]
- To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata.

Meaning of 'stratify' (Princeton's WordNet)

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

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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