stratifying

1. divide society into social classes or castesExamples: "Income distribution often stratifies a society"Synonyms: stratify

2. form layers or strataExamples: "The rock stratifies"Synonyms: stratify

3. develop different social levels, classes, or castesExamples: "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"Synonyms: stratify

4. form, arrange, or deposit in layersExamples: "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"Synonyms: stratify

5. render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sandExamples: "stratify seeds"Synonyms: stratify