ramify

[ ram-uh-fahy ]

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verb (used with or without object),ram·i·fied, ram·i·fy·ing.

to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions.

Origin of ramify

1535–45; <Middle French ramifier<Medieval Latin rāmificāre, equivalent to Latin rām(us) branch (see ramus) + -ificāre-ify

Other words from ramify

mul·ti·ram·i·fied, adjective
un·ram·i·fied, adjective

Words Nearby ramify

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How to use ramify in a sentence

These are serious sums of money that ramify through every economic calculation.
David's Book Club: The Age of Austerity | David Frum | February 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The air cells are not limited to the bones, but ramify through the body, and in some cases extend among the muscles.
Dragons of the Air | H. G. Seeley
It is also vascular and the veins which ramify it have a plexiform or net-work like arrangement.
The Mystery of Space | Robert T. Browne
From these ramify numerous passages and other arcades, connecting different parts of the city.
The Youthful Wanderer | George H. Heffner
This is not a defect of language; on the contrary, it is an advantage to have roots which ramify into so many branches.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

At the choirs square eastern end the ribs ramify considerably around the windows.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for ramify

ramify

/ (ˈræmɪˌfaɪ) /

verb-fies, -fying or -fied

to divide into branches or branchlike parts
(intr) to develop complicating consequences; become complex

Origin of ramify

C16: from French ramifier, from Latin rāmus branch + facere to make

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