n.
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : to put forth branches : RAMIFY
2 : to spring out (as from a main stem) : DIVERGE
3 : to be an outgrowth ― used with from <poetry that branch ed from religious prose>
4 : to extend activities ― usually used with out <the business is branch ing out>
5 : to follow one of two or more branches (as in a computer program)
transitive verb
1 : to ornament with designs of branches
2 : to divide up : SECTION