vverb.socialdivide society into social classes or castesExamples:- Income distribution often stratifies a society
Derivationally Related Form:stratificationstratum
Hypernyms:differentiate distinguish secern secernate separate severalise severalize tell tell apart
Inherited Hypernyms:stratifydistinguishidentifydetermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeform layers or strataTopic:geology
Derivationally Related Form:stratificationstratum
Hypernyms:arrange set up
Inherited Hypernyms:stratifyarrangeputmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.socialdevelop different social levels, classes, or castesExamples:- Society stratifies when the income gap widens
Derivationally Related Form:stratification
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:stratifychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.contactform, arrange, or deposit in layersExamples:- The fish are stratified in barrels
- The rock was stratified by the force of the water
- A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses
Derivationally Related Form:stratification
Hypernyms:lay place pose position put set
Inherited Hypernyms:stratifyputmove
Direct Hyponyms:interstratify
Full Troponyms:interstratify
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.bodyrender fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sandDerivationally Related Form:stratification
Hypernyms:fecundate fertilise fertilize inseminate
Inherited Hypernyms:stratifyinseminatechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something