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Pronunciation : Ram"i*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. ramifier, LL. ramificare, fr. L. ramus a branch + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
Definition : Defn: To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an art, subject, scheme.

t. [imp. & p. p. Ramified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ramifying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ram"i*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913