stratify
(verb) render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; “stratify seeds”
stratify
(verb) form layers or strata; “The rock stratifies”
stratify
(verb) form, arrange, or deposit in layers; “The fish are stratified in barrels”; “The rock was stratified by the force of the water”; “A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses”
stratify
(verb) divide society into social classes or castes; “Income distribution often stratifies a society”
stratify
(verb) develop different social levels, classes, or castes; “Society stratifies when the income gap widens”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stratify (third-person singular simple present stratifies, present participle stratifying, simple past and past participle stratified)
(intransitive) To become separated out into distinct layers or strata.
(transitive) To separate out into distinct layers or strata.
Source: Wiktionary
Strat"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stratified; p. pr. & vb. n. Stratifying.] Etym: [Stratum + -fy: cf. F. stratifier.]
Definition: To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 November 2024
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
