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- [ram-uh-fahy]
- /ˈræm əˌfaɪ/
- /ˈræ.mɪ.faɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ram-uh-fahy]
- /ˈræm əˌfaɪ/
Definitions of ramify word
- intransitive verb ramify have complex branches 1
- intransitive verb ramify have complex consequences 1
- verb ramify to divide into branches or branchlike parts 0
- verb ramify to develop complicating consequences; become complex 0
- verb transitive ramify to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike divisions 0
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Origin of ramify
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Middle French ramifier < Medieval Latin rāmificāre, equivalent to Latin rām(us) branch (see ramus) + -ificāre -ify
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Parts of speech for Ramify
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ramify popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for ramify
verb ramify
- bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
- branch off — A road or path that branches off from another one starts from it and goes in a slightly different direction. If you branch off somewhere, you change the direction in which you are going.
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
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