Ram"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ramified (?); 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.
© Webster 1913.
Ram"i*fy, v. i.
1.
To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant.
When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to ramify.
Arbuthnot.
2.
To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject.
© Webster 1913.