ramify

ˈræmɪfaɪ

ramified, ramifies

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Definition of ramify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

branch out

TECH.

divide into branches or subdivisions

TECH.

The organization's efforts began to ramify across the region..

branch out

diverge

spread

complexity

Rare

develop complicating consequences or become complex

Rare

The issue started to ramify, affecting many areas.

branch

diverge

spread

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Origin of ramify

Latin, ramus (branch) + -ify (to make)

Examples of ramify in a sentence

As the tree grew, its branches started to ramify.
The problem began to ramify into other departments.
Her plans ramified, leading to unexpected outcomes.

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French:se ramifier, se complexifier, ...
German:verzweigen, sich verzweigen, ...
Italian:ramificarsi, complicarsi, ...
Spanish:ramificarse, complicarse, ...
Portuguese:dividir-se, ramificar-se, ...
Chinese:分支, 变得复杂, ...
Japanese:分岐する, 複雑化する, ...
Arabic:تَفَرَّعَ, تَعَقَّدَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּצֵּל, לְהִסְתַּבֵּךְ, ...
Russian:разветвляться, усложняться, ...
Ukrainian:розгалужуватися, розвиватися, ...
Hindi:फैलना, जटिल होना, ...
Bengali:শাখায় বিভক্ত করা, জটিল হয়ে ওঠা, ...
Catalan:ramificar, ramificar-se, ...
Czech:větvit se, komplikovat se, ...
Danish:forgrene, forgrene sig, ...
Dutch:vertakken, complexer worden, ...
Greek:διακλαδίζομαι, περιπλέκομαι, ...
Hungarian:elágazni, bonyolódni, ...
Khmer:បែកជាសាខា, រីកសាខា, ...
Korean:분기하다, 복잡해지다, ...
Persian:شاخه شاخه شدن, پیچیده شد, ...
Polish:rozgałęziać się, rozrastać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):dividir-se, complicar, ...
Romanian:a ramifica, a se ramifica, ...
Swedish:förgrena sig, kompliceras, ...
Thai:แตกแขนง, ซับซ้อน, ...
Turkish:dallanmak, dallanıp budaklanmak, ...
Vietnamese:phân nhánh, trở nên phức tạp, ...

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