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