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ramify

ram·i·fy [ rámmə f ] (past and past participle ram·i·fied, present participle ram·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular ram·i·fies)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. branch: to divide into branches or similar parts

2. have complicating results: to have usually unintended consequences that may complicate a situation or make the desired result more difficult to achieve

[Mid-16th century. Via Old French ramifier< medieval Latin ramificare< Latin ramus "branch"]
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