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ramify (v.)

early 15c., "branch out," from Middle French ramifier (early 14c.), from Medieval Latin ramificare "to form branches," from Latin ramus "branch" (from PIE root *wrād- "branch, root") + combining form of facere "to make" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). Related: Ramified; ramifying.

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Definitions of ramify from WordNet

ramify (v.)
have or develop complicating consequences;
These actions will ramify
Synonyms: complexify
ramify (v.)
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures;
these plants ramify early and get to be very large
Synonyms: branch
ramify (v.)
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork;
Synonyms: branch / fork / furcate / separate
From wordnet.princeton.edu