stratify

ˈstrætɪfaɪ

stratified, stratifies

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Definition of stratify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

layers formation

tr./intr.

TECH.

form or arrange into layers

tr./intr.

TECH.

The sediment will stratify over time in the lake..

arrange

layer

sociology

tr.

TECH.

divide society into social classes

tr.

TECH.

The policy may stratify the community.

categorize

classify

rank

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Origin of stratify

Latin, stratum (layer)

Examples of stratify in a sentence

Over the years, the rocks will stratify naturally.
The new law could stratify the population further.
Efforts to stratify the workforce were criticized.

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French:se stratifier, classer, ...
German:schichten, in Klassen einteilen, ...
Italian:disporre a strati, classificare, ...
Spanish:formar capas, dividir, ...
Portuguese:formar camadas, segmentar, ...
Chinese:分层, 阶层化, ...
Japanese:層にする, 階層化する, ...
Arabic:طَبَّقَ, قَسَّمَ المُجتَمَع إلى طَبَقات, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁכְבֵּב, לְפַלֵּג, ...
Russian:расслоиться, стратифицировать, ...
Ukrainian:шаруватися, розшаровувати, ...
Hindi:परत बनाना, विभाजित करना, ...
Bengali:স্তরায়িত করা, স্তরবিন্যাস করা, ...
Catalan:estratificar, ...
Czech:vrstvit, stratifikovat, ...
Danish:lagdele, opdele, ...
Dutch:lagen vormen, in klassen verdelen, ...
Greek:στρωματοποιώ, κατηγοριοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:rétegződni, rétegezni, ...
Khmer:បង្កើតជាស្រទាប់, បែងចែកសង្គមជាស្រទាប់វណ្ណៈ, ...
Korean:층을 이루다, 계층화하다, ...
Persian:لایه لایه شدن, طبقه‌بندی کرد, ...
Polish:warstwować się, stratyfikować, ...
Portuguese (BR):formar camadas, segmentar, ...
Romanian:a se stratifica, a stratifica, ...
Swedish:skikta, stratifiera, ...
Thai:แบ่งชั้น, แบ่งแยก, ...
Turkish:katmanlaşmak, katmanlaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:phân lớp, phân tầng, ...

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