See Also: Stratify(money)
stratify(dictionary)

stratify (iou)



stratify verb. M17.
[French stratifier: see STRATUM, -FY.]
verb trans.
a. Arrange in alternate layers. M17.
b. In pass. Be placed in alternate layers with something else. L18-E19.
c. Preserve or promote the germination of (seeds) by stratification. E20.
verb trans.
a. Geology. Of a natural agency: deposit (rocks, sediments, etc.) in strata or beds; form strata in. Usu. in pass. L18.
b. gen. Arrange in strata or layers. Freq. in pass. M19.
verb intrans. Assume the form of strata; become stratified. M19.
verb trans. & intrans. Statistics. Subdivide (a population) into groups in order to take a stratified sample. M20.