stratify

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stratify

  • /ˈstratɪfʌɪ/

Where it comes from

From French stratifier.

verb stratifies · stratifying · stratified

  1. intransitive To become separated out into distinct layers or strata. Even without a pronounced social class system, people in a large society tend to stratify.
  2. transitive To separate out into distinct layers or strata. In this cut you can see how the sedimentary rock layers have been clearly stratified.

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verb to become separated out into distinct layers

Españolestratificar
中文分層 /分层 fēncéng
Portuguêsestratificar-se
Françaisstratifier
Italianostratificare

verb to separate out into distinct layers

中文分層 /分层 fēncéng
Portuguêsestratificar
Deutsch(in Schichten) aufschlüsseln
Русскийстратифицировать stratificirovatʹ

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@misc{stratify_2026,
  title = {stratify},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stratify},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}