HyperDic: ramify

English > 3 senses of the word *ramify*:
VERB	change	ramify, complexify	have or develop complicating consequences
	change	ramify, branch	grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
	change	ramify, branch, fork, furcate, separate	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

ramify > pronunciation
Sounds	rae'mahfay.
Rhymes	acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay...

English > *ramify*: 3 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Have or develop complicating consequences.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"These actions will ramify"
Synonym	complexify
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Nouns	ramification	a development that complicates a situation

English > *ramify*: 3 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
Synonym	branch
Broader	grow	Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger
Similar to	branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
Spanish	ramificar
Nouns	ramification	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
	ramification	an arrangement of branching parts
	ramification	a part of a forked or branching shape

English > *ramify*: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	branch, fork, furcate, separate
Narrower	arborize, arborise	Branch out like trees
	bifurcate	divide into two branches
	trifurcate	divide into three
	twig	Branch out in a twiglike manner
Broader	diverge	Move or draw apart / apart
Similar to	ramify, branch	Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
Spanish	ramificarse, ramificar
Catalan	ramificar-se
Nouns	ramification	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
	ramification	an arrangement of branching parts
	ramification	a part of a forked or branching shape

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