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- pronunciation:
- strae
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faI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stratifies, stratifying, stratified |
| definition 1: |
to form, arrange, or place in strata or layers.
- similar words:
- tier
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| definition 2: |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes.
The rise of the bourgeoisie further stratified European society. |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to form or be deposited in layers or strata.
We can see how the rock has stratified over many years. |
| definition 2: |
to form or develop into a hierarchy, as a society.
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| derivation: |
stratification (n.) |
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