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单词 ramify
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Definition of ramify in English:

ramify

verbramified, ramifies, ramifying ˈramɪfʌɪˈræməˌfaɪ
[no object]technical, formal
  • 1Form branches or offshoots; branch out.

    an elaborate system of canals was built, ramifying throughout the UK
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It then ramifies, or grows in a similar manner to a root system through the host, centering on the digestive system.
    • It is hard to trace Steve's contributions in a linear fashion, because his work has ramified in so many directions.
    • It ramifies almost from the base, can grow 1-3 m high and may reach 3 m in diameter.
    • The weblike character of the text means that each datum will ramify in implications throughout.
    • This is because the organization of the economy has a series of effects which ramify through the society.
    Synonyms
    branch, split, divide, subdivide, separate, part, diverge, go in different directions, go separate ways, bifurcate, split in two
    1. 1.1often as adjective ramifiedwith object Cause to branch out.
      a ramified genealogical network
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some sources say that the ties linking the two families were deep and ramified.
      • Frequently, the sewerage, water supply, as well as heat supply system is a concealed but quite ramified network existing several meters below the earth surface.
      • This makes it possible to build a sufficiently ramified network with the use of a variety of special devices.
      • The first three parts of the book, up to page 116, lay the groundwork, drawing on psychology, sociology, and anthropology to elaborate the incredibly rich and ramified concept of the trickster and its relation to the paranormal.
      • Highly ramified issues of land ownership are confounding attempts either to relocate villages or to rebuild in the same places.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French ramifier, from medieval Latin ramificare, from Latin ramus 'branch'.

 
 

Definition of ramify in US English:

ramify

verbˈraməˌfīˈræməˌfaɪ
[no object]formal, technical
  • 1Form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.

    an elaborate system of canals was built, ramifying throughout Britain
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is because the organization of the economy has a series of effects which ramify through the society.
    • The weblike character of the text means that each datum will ramify in implications throughout.
    • It then ramifies, or grows in a similar manner to a root system through the host, centering on the digestive system.
    • It is hard to trace Steve's contributions in a linear fashion, because his work has ramified in so many directions.
    • It ramifies almost from the base, can grow 1-3 m high and may reach 3 m in diameter.
    Synonyms
    branch, split, divide, subdivide, separate, part, diverge, go in different directions, go separate ways, bifurcate, split in two
    1. 1.1often as adjective ramifiedwith object Cause to branch or spread out.
      a ramified genealogical network
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first three parts of the book, up to page 116, lay the groundwork, drawing on psychology, sociology, and anthropology to elaborate the incredibly rich and ramified concept of the trickster and its relation to the paranormal.
      • Highly ramified issues of land ownership are confounding attempts either to relocate villages or to rebuild in the same places.
      • Some sources say that the ties linking the two families were deep and ramified.
      • Frequently, the sewerage, water supply, as well as heat supply system is a concealed but quite ramified network existing several meters below the earth surface.
      • This makes it possible to build a sufficiently ramified network with the use of a variety of special devices.

Origin

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

 
 
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