stratifyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈstræt.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈstræt̬.ə.faɪ/to arrange the different parts of something in separate layers or groups:
The sample of people questioned was drawn from the university's student register and stratified by age and gender.
a stratified society
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Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- arrange
- arrangement
- catalogue
- categorize
- format
- kingdom
- lay sth out
- precedence
- prioritize
- put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
- range
- reconstruct
- rejig
- stream
- topology
- track
- tracking
- triage
- umbrella
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stratification
noun [ U ] uk/ˌstræt.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌstræt̬.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/formal
The prime minister wants to reduce social stratification and make the country a classless society.