English to English verb
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divide society into social classes or castes | | Example: Income distribution often stratifies a society
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form layers or strata | | Example: The rock stratifies
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develop different social levels, classes, or castes | | Example: Society stratifies when the income gap widens
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4 |
form, arrange, or deposit in layers | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
5 |
render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand | | Example: stratify seeds
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To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata. | | source: webster1913
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