Ramifying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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