ˈraməˌfī verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle French ramifier, from Medieval Latin ramificare, from Latin ramus branch + -ificare -ify; akin to Latin radix root — more at root
transitive verb
1. : to cause to branch : spread out
2. : to separate into divisions or ramifications
intransitive verb
1. : to split up into branches or constituent parts
2. : to send forth branches, outgrowths, shoots, or extensions resembling them
closely spaced veinlets of quartz … ramify in all directions — A.M.Bateman
3. : to extend by means of branches or divisions
a long-range industrial research program … should ramify into the field of substitute materials — W.H.Camp
Synonyms: see branch