stratify
verb (used with object)
to form or place in strata or layers.
stratifies
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present tense formof stratify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The textbook view of the oceans stratifies them into layers according to depth.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 20, 2022
During the summer months, the lake water stratifies, or forms layers, with the warmest water at the lake surface.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Because education increasingly stratifies society, so it should diligently transmit commonalities conducive to social cohesion.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2017
During the summer months, the lake water stratifies, or forms layers of temperature, with the warmest water at the lake surface.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Oh, the brain stratifies and matures creatively, even in the pauses of the pen.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon
