Dictionary Check: stratify

"stratify" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 13 points

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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