| stratify | (v) divide society into social classes or castes, Example: Income distribution often stratifies a society |
| stratify | (v) form layers or strata, Example: The rock stratifies |
| stratify | (v) develop different social levels, classes, or castes, Example: Society stratifies when the income gap widens |
| stratify | (v) form, arrange, or deposit in layers, Example: 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 |
| stratify | (v) render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand, Example: stratify seeds |