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.
Ram"i*fy (răm"ĭ*fī), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Ramified
(răm"ĭ*fīd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ramifying (răm"ĭ*fī`ĭng).] [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.