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to stratify

to stratify

4 7.9
Put people into different social levels, for example upper and lower classes
  • verb
  • /ˈstrætɪˌfaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estratificar
  • The organization aims to stratify its members by their level of experience to better address their needs.
  • stratified sample
  • stratified analysis
  • stratified sampling

So then the other way we stratified was what kind of men were these?

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Examples

  • The trainees were randomly assigned to teams, stratifying for branch of service, academic ability, and rank.

    Academic text (1993)

  • But we only stratify people by frequency.

  • So then the other way we stratified was what kind of men were these?

    Danny Jones

  • Moreover, the large sample sizes allowed us to stratify the analyses for men and women.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And we stratified them by gender and ethnicity.

    Evan Carmichael

  • The students were randomly assigned to groups of three, stratified for gender and class.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Researchers decided to stratify the participants according to income level in order to analyze the data effectively.

  • In order to understand social dynamics, they chose to stratify the community into different age groups.

Synonyms

to levelize
vsto stratify
  • US
7.8

To put people and things into groups based on skill or need

is specific to creating social classes or hierarchical groups

Antonyms

to integrate
75 4.1

To become part of a larger group and take part in its life

to unify
65 3.7

To bring people or things together into one group

How Tiered

to stratify
  • Specialized
4 7.9
to tier
12 3.8
to levelize
  • US
7.8
to rank
381 2.4

Surface Forms

stratify infinitive
stratified past
stratified past participle
stratifying present participle
stratifies third person singular

Morphology

stratify = stratum (transparent) = stratum + ify

The social sense is a metaphorical extension of 'layer' to 'level', but it is directly derived from 'stratum' + '-ify'.

Etymology

Stratify comes from the Latin stratum meaning 'layer', like the layers of a cake or rock. So when a society is stratified, people are put into different 'layers' or levels.