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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Despite its many flaws and limitations, the system that emerged from these fights is a triumph of social care within a notoriously fractured, privatized, and stratified national healthcare system.
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Time, 6 May 2025
As Pan-Africanism attempted to capture the world’s attention—stratifying and multiplying across the space and decades of modernism—new media, with its possibility for amplification and electronic transmission, proved essential.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
By dynamically stratifying individuals and identifying early biomarkers for conditions like diabetes, heart disease or neurological decline, Apple could make precision medicine more accessible.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Two teams that pulled off second-round wins against slightly higher seeds show just how stratified the women’s game is at this moment.
—Jordan Brenner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Time, 6 May 2025
As Pan-Africanism attempted to capture the world’s attention—stratifying and multiplying across the space and decades of modernism—new media, with its possibility for amplification and electronic transmission, proved essential.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
By dynamically stratifying individuals and identifying early biomarkers for conditions like diabetes, heart disease or neurological decline, Apple could make precision medicine more accessible.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Two teams that pulled off second-round wins against slightly higher seeds show just how stratified the women’s game is at this moment.
—Jordan Brenner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Stratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stratify. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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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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