Stratify - definition of stratify by The Free Dictionary To arrange or separate into castes, classes, or social levels b To separate into a sequence of graded status levels 1 To become layered; form strata 2 To develop different levels of caste, class, privilege, or status American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
stratify - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to (cause to) be formed in different levels or strata, esp within a society: [~ + object] The society became stratified as the poor got poorer and the rich got richer [no object] Their society gradually stratified until movement between different levels became impossible
stratify - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (transitive) To separate out into distinct layers or strata In this cut you can see how the sedimentary rock layers have been clearly stratified