Definition of "stratify" [strat•i•fy]

• To form, arrange, or deposit in layers. (verb-transitive)
• To preserve (seeds) by placing them between layers of moist sand or similar material. (verb-transitive)
• To arrange or separate into castes, classes, or social levels. (verb-transitive)
• To separate into a sequence of graded status levels. (verb-transitive)
• To become layered; form strata. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I continue to object to being read as someone who wants to "stratify" the Gospel of Thomas."
• "It will stratify, meaning it will likely follow the air currents as it travels through our home. ""
• "In fact, fewer options automatically stratify such students further by funneling them into the Cal State University and California Community College systems."