From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ramify \Ram"i*fy\ (r[a^]m"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Ramified (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Ramifying.] [F.
ramifier, LL. ramificare, fr. L. ramus a branch + -ficare (in
comp.) to make. See -fy.]
To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an
art, subject, scheme.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ramify \Ram"i*fy\, v. i.
1. To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the
stem of a plant.
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When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to ramify.
--Arbuthnot.
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2. To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject.
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