Străt'ĭ-fȳ, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. STRATIFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. STRATIFYING.] [Fr. stratifier, Sp. estratificar, It. stratificare, from Lat. stratum and facere, to make.]

1. To form or deposit in layers, as substances in the earth.
2. To lay in strata.