D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ramify

/(răm"ĭ*fī)/ · Ram·i·fy · IPA /ˈɹæm.ɪ.faɪ/
01 v. t. To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an art, subject, scheme.
imp. & p. p. Ramified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ramifying
  1. 1.
    To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an art, subject, scheme.
02 v. i. To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant.
  1. 1.
    To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant.
    “When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to ramify.” Arbuthnot.
  2. 2.
    To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject.