ramify

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ramify

  • /ˈɹæm.ɪ.faɪ/ UK, US
  • /ˈɹæm.ə.faɪ/ UK, US

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

verb ramifies · ramifying · ramified

  1. ambitransitive 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. figuratively To spread or diversify into multiple fields or categories. to ramify an art, subject, scheme

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