Ramify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have or develop complicating consequences

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæmᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈamɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈamɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæmᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

These actions will ramify
these plants ramify early and get to be very large
The road forks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

branch furcate complexify separate fork

Parts of Speech

verb	have or develop complicating consequences “These actions will ramify”
verb	grow and send out branches or branch-like structures “these plants ramify early and get to be very large”
verb	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork “The road forks”

Word Forms

ramification	noun	a development that complicates a situation
branch	noun	a part of a forked or branching shape
fork	noun	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
forking	noun	the place where something divides into branches
furcation	noun	the place where something divides into branches

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verzweigen

komplizierte Folgen haben oder entwickeln

🇫🇷French

ramifier

avoir ou développer des conséquences compliquées

🇪🇸Spanish

ramificarse

tener o desarrollar consecuencias complicadas

🇮🇹Italian

ramificarsi

avere o sviluppare conseguenze complicate

🇳🇱Dutch

vertakken

complicerende gevolgen hebben of ontwikkelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ramificar

tem ou desenvolve consequências complicadas

🇷🇺Russian

разветвляться

иметь или развивать осложняющие последствия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डालियां फैलना

जटिल परिणाम होते हैं या विकसित होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বিক্ষিপ্ত করা

জটিল ফলাফল আছে বা বিকাশ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分支

产生或发展出复杂的后果

🇯🇵Japanese

枝分かれする

複雑な結果をもたらす、または発展させる

🇰🇷Korean

가지를 치다

복잡한 결과를 초래하거나 발생시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chia nhánh

có hoặc phát triển những hậu quả phức tạp

🇹🇭Thai

ขยายสาขา

มีหรือพัฒนาผลที่ตามมาที่ซับซ้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempercabangkan

memiliki atau mengembangkan konsekuensi yang rumit

🇲🇾Malay

bercabang

mempunyai atau mengembangkan akibat yang merumitkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشعب

لديك أو تطوير عواقب معقدة

🇮🇷Persian

منشعب کردن

پیامدهای پیچیده ای داشته باشد یا ایجاد شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dallanıp budaklanmak

karmaşık sonuçlara sahip olmak veya geliştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להסתעף

יש או לפתח השלכות מסבכות

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