STRATIFY


Meaning of STRATIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstra-tə-ˌfī ]

verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: New Latin stratificare, from stratum + Latin -ificare -ify

Date: 1661

transitive verb

1. : to form, deposit, or arrange in strata

2.

a. : to divide or arrange into classes, castes, or social strata

b. : to divide into a series of graded statuses

intransitive verb

: to become arranged in strata

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.