stratify

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S0797500 (străt′ə-fī′)v. strat·i·fied, strat·i·fy·ing, strat·i·fies v.tr.1. To form, arrange, or deposit in layers.2. To prepare (seeds) for germination by storing them under cold, moist conditions.3. a. To arrange or separate into castes, classes, or social levels.b. To separate into a sequence of graded status levels.v.intr.1. To become layered; form strata.2. To develop different levels of caste, class, privilege, or status.

stratify

(ˈstrætɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied1. to form or be formed in layers or strata2. (Botany) (tr) to preserve or render fertile (seeds) by storing between layers of sand or earth3. (Sociology) sociol to divide (a society) into horizontal status groups or (of a society) to develop such groups[C17: from French stratifier, from New Latin stratificāre, from Latin stratum] ˈstratiˌfied adj

strat•i•fy

(ˈstræt əˌfaɪ)

v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. 1. to form or place in strata. 2. to preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth. 3. to arrange or divide (society) into a hierarchy of graded status levels. v.i. 4. to become arranged into strata. [1655–65; < New Latin strātificāre=strāti- strati- + Latin -ficāre -fy]

stratify

Past participle: stratified
Gerund: stratifying

Imperative
stratify
stratify

Present
I stratify
you stratify
he/she/it stratifies
we stratify
you stratify
they stratify

Preterite
I stratified
you stratified
he/she/it stratified
we stratified
you stratified
they stratified

Present Continuous
I am stratifying
you are stratifying
he/she/it is stratifying
we are stratifying
you are stratifying
they are stratifying

Present Perfect
I have stratified
you have stratified
he/she/it has stratified
we have stratified
you have stratified
they have stratified

Past Continuous
I was stratifying
you were stratifying
he/she/it was stratifying
we were stratifying
you were stratifying
they were stratifying

Past Perfect
I had stratified
you had stratified
he/she/it had stratified
we had stratified
you had stratified
they had stratified

Future
I will stratify
you will stratify
he/she/it will stratify
we will stratify
you will stratify
they will stratify

Future Perfect
I will have stratified
you will have stratified
he/she/it will have stratified
we will have stratified
you will have stratified
they will have stratified

Future Continuous
I will be stratifying
you will be stratifying
he/she/it will be stratifying
we will be stratifying
you will be stratifying
they will be stratifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stratifying
you have been stratifying
he/she/it has been stratifying
we have been stratifying
you have been stratifying
they have been stratifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stratifying
you will have been stratifying
he/she/it will have been stratifying
we will have been stratifying
you will have been stratifying
they will have been stratifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stratifying
you had been stratifying
he/she/it had been stratifying
we had been stratifying
you had been stratifying
they had been stratifying

Conditional
I would stratify
you would stratify
he/she/it would stratify
we would stratify
you would stratify
they would stratify

Past Conditional
I would have stratified
you would have stratified
he/she/it would have stratified
we would have stratified
you would have stratified
they would have stratified

stratify

A seed treatment where seed is stored in hot or cold conditions to overcome dormancy and promote germination.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	stratify - divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society"differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"stratify - develop different social levels, classes, or castes; "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
	2.	stratify - form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies"geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocksstratify - 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"arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
	3.	stratify - develop different social levels, classes, or castes; "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"stratify - divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society"
	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"stratify - render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds"interstratify - arrange rocks in alternating stratastratify - form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	5.	stratify - render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds"fecundate, inseminate, fertilise, fertilize - introduce semen into (a female)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"

Translations

stratificarestratificazione

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verb divide society into social classes or castes

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verb form layers or strata

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verb develop different social levels, classes, or castes

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verb form, arrange, or deposit in layers

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verb render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand

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