<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to form or place in strata or layers</li><li>to preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth</li><li>to arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act or process of forming strata</li><li>a layer or bed of sedimentary rock</li></ul>