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stratify

/ˈstratɪfʌɪ/

stratify verb: to become separated out into distinct layers or strata.

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Verb

stratify (third-person singular simple present stratifies, present participle stratifying, simple past and past participle stratified)

  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.

stratify meaning in Bengali and Persian

stratify in Bengali

স্তরে স্তরে সাজানো, বিন্যস্ত করা

stratify in Persian

to become separated out into distinct layers
اشکوبیدن oškubidan

Forms of stratify

third-person singular presentstratifies
present participlestratifying
past participlestratified
paststratified

Origin of stratify

From French stratifier.

Words formed from stratify

Questions about stratify

What does stratify mean?
Stratify means to become separated out into distinct layers or strata.
What is stratify in Bengali?
Stratify in Bengali is স্তরে স্তরে সাজানো, বিন্যস্ত করা. See Stratify meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is stratify?
Stratify is a verb.
How do you pronounce stratify?
Stratify is pronounced /ˈstratɪfʌɪ/.
What is the past tense of stratify?
The past tense of stratify is stratified.

Words near stratify in the dictionary

  1. stratifier
  2. stratifiers
  3. stratifies
  4. stratifin
  5. stratiform
  6. stratify
  7. stratifying
  8. stratigoti
  9. stratigotus
  10. stratigrapher
  11. stratigraphers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stratify (page history and authors); stratify (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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