ramify

ramify
[ˈramɪfʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [no obj.](formal or technical)form branches or offshoots: spread or branch out
    (正式或技)分枝,分叉;分支;成枝杈状
    an elaborate system of canals was built, ramifying throughout the UK.
    已建成完备的运河系统,纵横交错遍布全英国。
    ■[with obj.][often as adj. ramified]cause to branch or spread out
    使分枝,使分叉;使成分支;使成枝杈状
    a ramified genealogical network.
    支系蔓生的宗谱网络。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French ramifier, from medieval Latin ramificare, from Latin ramus 'branch'
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