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- pronunciation:
- rae
mih
faI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
ramifies, ramifying, ramified |
| definition 1: |
to spread into or become divided into many branches or subdivisions.
The capillaries ramify and then widen as they become small veins, or venules. |
| definition 2: |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex.
This decision will likely ramify, and we will need to face more dilemmas in the future. |
| related words: |
branch, diverge, separate |
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