Ramify /(răm"ĭ*fī)/

Ram·i·fy

Ramify

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Ramified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ramifying

  1. To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an art, subject, scheme.

Ramify

v. i.
  1. To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant.
    When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to ramify.
  2. To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject.