stratify
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Etymology edit
From French stratifier.
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stratify (third-person singular simple present stratifies, present participle stratifying, simple past and past participle stratified)
- (intransitive) To become separated out into distinct layers or strata.
- In this cut you can see how the sedimentary rock layers have been clearly stratified.
- Even without a pronounced social class system, people in a large society tend to stratify.
- (transitive) To separate out into distinct layers or strata.
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to become separated out into distinct layers
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to separate out into distinct layers
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