ramify

[ ram-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

, ram·i·fied, ram·i·fy·ing.

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

ramify

/ ˈræmɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to divide into branches or branchlike parts
2. intr to develop complicating consequences; become complex

Other Words From

• multi·rami·fied adjective
• un·rami·fied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramify¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramify¹

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

Example Sentences

These are serious sums of money that ramify through every economic calculation.

From 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.

From Project Gutenberg

It is also vascular and the veins which ramify it have a plexiform or net-work like arrangement.

From Project Gutenberg

From these ramify numerous passages and other arcades, connecting different parts of the city.

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This is not a defect of language; on the contrary, it is an advantage to have roots which ramify into so many branches.

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At the choirs square eastern end the ribs ramify considerably around the windows.

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