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stratify definition

strati·fy (-fī′)

transitive verb stratified -·fied′, stratifying -·fy′·ing

  1. to form or arrange in layers or strata
  2. to preserve (seeds) by placing them between layers of moisture-retaining soil, peat moss, etc.
  3. to classify or separate (people) into groups graded according to status as variously determined by birth, income, education, etc.

Etymology: Fr stratifier < ModL stratificare < L stratum, layer + facere, to make: see stratum & do

intransitive verb

to become stratified

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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