strat·i·fy
verb/ˈstrætɪfaɪ/
/ˈstrætɪfaɪ/
[usually passive] (formal or specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stratify | /ˈstrætɪfaɪ/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it stratifies | /ˈstrætɪfaɪz/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple stratified | /ˈstrætɪfaɪd/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle stratified | /ˈstrætɪfaɪd/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form stratifying | /ˈstrætɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈstrætɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- stratify something to arrange something in layers or strata
（使）分层，成层 - a highly stratified society
高度分化的社会 - stratified rock
成层岩
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French stratifier, based on Latin stratum, literally ‘something spread or laid down’, neuter past participle of sternere ‘strew’. - a highly stratified society