RAMIFYING

Verb

ramifying

present participle of ramify

Source: Wiktionary


RAMIFY

Ram"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ramified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ramifying.] Etym: [F. ramifier, LL. ramificare, fr. L. ramus a branch + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]

Definition: To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an art, subject, scheme.

Ram"i*fy, v. i.

1. To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant. When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to ramify. Arbuthnot.

2. To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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