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 ram·i·fy /ˈræməˌfaɪ/
 (vt.)(vi.)(使)分枝,(使)分叉,(使)成網狀

 ram·i·fy /ˈræməˌfaɪ/ 不及物動詞
 分支,支分

 Ram·i·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ramified p. pr. & vb. n. Ramifying ]  To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an art, subject, scheme.

 Ram·i·fy, v. i.
 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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 ramify
      v 1: have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions
           will ramify" [syn: complexify]
      2: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these
         plants ramify early and get to be very large" [syn: branch]
      3: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The
         road forks" [syn: branch, fork, furcate, separate]
      [also: ramified]