[ram.i.fy] vb -fied ; -fy.ing [ME ramifien, fr. MF ramifier, fr. ML ramificare, fr. L ramus branch; akin to L radix root--more at root] vi (15c) 1: to split up into branches or constituent parts
2: to send forth branches or extensions ~ vt 1: to cause to branch
2: to separate into divisions