stratify

From French stratifier.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstratɪfʌɪ/

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stratify (third-person singular simple present stratifies, present participle stratifying, simple past and past participle stratified)

1. (intransitive) To become separated out into distinct layers or strata.

   Even without a pronounced social class system, people in a large society tend to stratify.

2. (transitive) To separate out into distinct layers or strata.

   In this cut you can see how the sedimentary rock layers have been clearly stratified.

• stratum
• stratification
• stratosphere