stratify
verb
strat·i·fy
ˈstra-tə-ˌfī 
stratified; stratifying
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
: to become arranged in strata
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In most places, the currents were sluggish, and close to the ice the water was stratified.
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Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2022
During the twentieth century, societies stratified by class began to acknowledge the rights of ordinary people, and nations that had been colonized sought independence.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
The historical function of members’ clubs — to stratify the city by gender, race or class — persists today.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The division between the services stems from a 19th- and early-20th-century system that stratified care options by class.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
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Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2022
During the twentieth century, societies stratified by class began to acknowledge the rights of ordinary people, and nations that had been colonized sought independence.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
The historical function of members’ clubs — to stratify the city by gender, race or class — persists today.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The division between the services stems from a 19th- and early-20th-century system that stratified care options by class.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
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stratify
verb
strat·i·fy
ˈstrat-ə-ˌfī
stratified; stratifying
: to form, deposit, or arrange in layers
stratified rock
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