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Webster 1913 Edition


Ramify

Ram′i-fy

(răm′ĭ-fī)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ramified
(-fīd)
;
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
.

Ram′i-fy

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

Webster 1828 Edition


Ramify

RAM'IFY

,
Verb.
T.
[L. ramus, a branch, and facio, to make.]
To divide into branches or parts; as, to ramify an art, a subject or scheme.

RAM'IFY

, v.i.
1.
To shoot into branches, as the stem of a plant.
When the asparagus begins to ramify -
2.
To be divided or subdivided; as a main subject or scheme.