- to form or place in strata or layers.
- to preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth.
- to arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels.
- to form strata.
- to lie in beds or layers.
- to develop hierarchically, especially as graded status levels.
- to form or be formed in layers or strata
- to preserve or render fertile (seeds) by storing between layers of sand or earth
- to divide (a society) into horizontal status groups or (of a society) to develop such groups
