Stratify

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stratify \Strat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stratified}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Stratifying}.] [Stratum + -fy: cf. F. stratifier.]
     To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the
     earth; to arrange in strata.
     [1913 Webster] Stratigraphic



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stratify
       v 1: divide society into social classes or castes; "Income
            distribution often stratifies a society"
       2: form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies"
       3: develop different social levels, classes, or castes;
          "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
       4: 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"
       5: render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of
          earth or sand; "stratify seeds"
       [also: {stratified}]