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   ramify

   /ˈramɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. form branches or offshoots: technical, formal "the shrub ramifies almost from the base and can grow 1 to 3 metres high"
   • ▪ spread or branch out; grow and develop in complexity or range: technical, formal "the methods and applications have ramified, generating many new insights along the way"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ramifier, from medieval Latin ramificare, from Latin ramus ‘branch’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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