Dictionary Check: stratify
"stratify" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
points
Words with Friends
13
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Definition
verb
divide society into social classes or castes
Example:
"Income distribution often stratifies a society"
verb
form layers or strata
Example:
"The rock stratifies"
verb
develop different social levels, classes, or castes
Example:
"Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
verb
form, arrange, or deposit in layers
Example:
"The fish are stratified in barrels"
verb
render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand
Example:
"stratify seeds"
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