stratify
verb (used with object)
to form or place in strata or layers.
stratifying
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present participleof stratify.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Even for those whose work allows unpaid leave to heal from loss, the lack of income disproportionately affects those living in financial precarity, effectively stratifying the grief process.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2019
Companies that used to have only red are branching out; companies that used to specialize in variety are stratifying.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2015
Blame the party-by-committee phenomenon on the skyrocketing cost of night life, and the stratifying effects of social media.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2014
Another group making good headway in stratifying risk is based at the University Hospital of Salamanca in Spain.
From Nature ● Dec. 14, 2011
So it may be that there is no need for stratifying hickories.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association
