Main Entry: ram·i·fy

Pronunciation: \ˈra-mə-ˌfī\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ram·i·fied; ram·i·fy·ing

Etymology: Middle English ramifien, from Anglo-French ramifier, from Medieval Latin ramificare, from Latin ramus branch; akin to Latin radix root — more at root

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb 1 : to split up into branches or constituent parts
2 : to send forth branches or extensionstransitive verb 1 : to cause to branch
2 : to separate into divisions