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ramify

verb
/ˈɹæm.ɪ.faɪ/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ramifier, from Medieval Latin ramificō (“to branch, ramify”), from Latin rāmus (“a branch”) + -ficō (causative suffix).

  1. derived from rāmus
  2. derived from ramificō
  3. borrowed from ramifier

Definitions

  1. To divide into branches or subdivisions.

    • The cortical, hemispheral or superficial veins ramify on the surface of the brain and return the blood from the cortical substance into the venous sinuses.

  2. To spread or diversify into multiple fields or categories.

    • to ramify an art, subject, scheme

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Derived

multiramified, ramifiability, ramifiable, unramified

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA