Dictionary

stratify en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈstratɪfʌɪ/

Etymology

From French stratifier.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

stratifiable · restratify · interstratify · overstratify · destratify · costratify

Relateds

stratum · stratification · stratosphere

Translations (17)

ru стратифицировать (to separate out into distinct layers) · bg наслоявам се (to become separated out into distinct layers) · cmn 分層 /分层 (to become separated out into distinct layers) · it stratificare (to become separated out into distinct layers) · fa اشکوبیدن (to become separated out into distinct layers) · bg разслоявам се (to separate out into distinct layers) · cmn 分層 /分层 (to separate out into distinct layers) · fr stratifier (to become separated out into distinct layers) · et kihistuma (to become separated out into distinct layers) · pt estratificar-se (to become separated out into distinct layers) · ca estratificar (to become separated out into distinct layers) · es estratificar (to become separated out into distinct layers) · et ladestama (to separate out into distinct layers) · bg напластявам се (to become separated out into distinct layers) · sv skikta sig (to become separated out into distinct layers) · pt estratificar (to separate out into distinct layers) · de (in Schichten) aufschlüsseln (to separate out into distinct layers)