stratify
verb/ˈstrætɪfaɪ/
/ˈstrætɪfaɪ/
[usually passive] (formal or specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stratify | /ˈstrætɪfaɪ/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it stratifies | /ˈstrætɪfaɪz/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple stratified | /ˈstrætɪfaɪd/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle stratified | /ˈstrætɪfaɪd/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form stratifying | /ˈstrætɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- stratify something to arrange something in layers or strata
- a highly stratified society
- stratified rock
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French stratifier, based on Latin stratum, literally ‘something spread or laid down’, neuter past participle of sternere ‘strew’.Want to learn more?
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