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stratify

/ stratify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand
"stratify seeds"
Type of:
inseminate fecundate fertilize
Derived:
stratification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
form layers or strata
"The rock stratifies"
Type of:
arrange set up
Derived:
stratification stratum
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
geology
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
put set place
Kinds of:
interstratify
Derived:
stratification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
divide society into social classes or castes
"Income distribution often stratifies a society"
Type of:
distinguish separate differentiate
Derived:
stratification social stratification stratum
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
develop different social levels, classes, or castes
"Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
Type of:
change
Derived:
stratification social stratification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
2
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inseminate fecundate fertilize arrange set up put set place interstratify distinguish separate differentiate