English Explanatory Dictionary

ramify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To divide into branches or subdivisions.
  2. To spread or diversify into multiple fields or categories.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæm.ɪ.faɪ/ /ˈɹæm.ə.faɪ/ en-us-ramify.ogg en-au-ramify.ogg

Word forms

ramify ramifies ramifying ramified

Etymology

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

Synonyms

branch

Related words

ramification ramiform

Derived words

multiramified ramifiability ramifiable unramified
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