1. (

• stratify

) divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society" ;

2. (

• stratify

) form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies" ;

3. (

• stratify ,

) develop different social levels, classes, or castes; "Society stratifies when the income gap widens" ;

4. (

• stratify

) form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses" ;

5. (

• stratify

) render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" ;