ramify
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ram·i·fy
(răm′ə-fī′)v. ram·i·fied, ram·i·fy·ing, ram·i·fies
v.intr.
1. To have complicating consequences or outgrowths: The problem merely ramified after the unsuccessful meeting.
2. To send out branches or subordinate branchlike parts.
v.tr.
To divide into or cause to extend in branches or subordinate branchlike parts.
[Middle English ramifien, to branch out, from Old French ramifier, from Medieval Latin rāmificāre : Latin rāmus, branch; see wrād- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
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ramify
(ˈræmɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to divide into branches or branchlike parts
2. (intr) to develop complicating consequences; become complex
[C16: from French ramifier, from Latin rāmus branch + facere to make]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ram•i•fy
(ˈræm əˌfaɪ)v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing.
to spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions.
[1535–45; < Middle French ramifier < Medieval Latin rāmificāre < Latin rām(us) branch]
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ramify
Past participle: ramified
Gerund: ramifying
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| Verb | 1. | ramify - have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| 2. | ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" | |
| 3. | ramify - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" branch, ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" twig - branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions" bifurcate - divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated" trifurcate - divide into three; "The road trifurcates at the bridge" diverge - move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" |
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ramify
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Translations
ramifizierenverzweigen
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ramify
vi (lit, fig) → sich verzweigen; the problem ramifies into several areas → das Problem greift in verschiedene Bereiche über
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ram·i·fy
v. ramificar; ramificarse.
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