HyperDic: stratify

English > 5 senses of the word stratify:
VERBsocialstratifydivide society into social classes or castes
changestratifyform layers or strata
socialstratifydevelop different social levels, classes, or castes
contactstratifyform, arrange, or deposit in layers
bodystratifyrender fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand
stratify > pronunciation
Soundsstrae'tahfay.
Rhymesacidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay...
English > stratify: 5 senses > verb 1, social
Meaningdivide society into social classes or castes.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broaderdistinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apartmark as different
Similar tostratifyDevelop different social levels, classes, or castes
Spanishestratificar
Catalanestratificar
Nounsstratificationthe act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
stratificationthe condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
stratumone of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
English > stratify: 5 senses > verb 2, change
Meaningform layers or strata.
PatternSomething ----s; Something ----s something
CategorygeologyA science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
Broaderarrange, set upput into a proper or systematic order
Similar tostratifyform, arrange, or deposit in layers
Spanishestratificar
Catalanestratificar
Nounsstratificationforming or depositing in layers
stratumone of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
English > stratify: 5 senses > verb 3, social
MeaningDevelop different social levels, classes, or castes.
PatternSomething ----s
BroaderchangeUndergo a change
Similar tostratifydivide society into social classes or castes
Nounsstratificationthe act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
stratificationthe condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
English > stratify: 5 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaningform, arrange, or deposit in layers.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
NarrowerinterstratifyArrange rocks in alternating strata
Broaderput, set, place, pose, position, layPut into a certain place or abstract location
Similar tostratifyRender fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand
stratifyform layers or strata
Spanishestratificar
Catalanestratificar
Nounsstratificationforming or depositing in layers
English > stratify: 5 senses > verb 5, body
MeaningRender fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand.
PatternSomething ----s something
Example"stratify seeds"
Broaderinseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertiliseintroduce semen into (a female)
Similar tostratifyform, arrange, or deposit in layers
Catalanestratificar, fertilitzar
Nounsstratificationthe placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination

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