ramify

/ɹˈamɪfˌaɪ/

/ˈɹæməˌfaɪ/

[verb]

to ramify

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

synonyms : branch

fork

furcate

separate

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

synonyms : branch

have or develop complicating consequences

synonyms : complexify

Examples

1. But its influence ramified very, very, very broadly.

2. They ramify in our worldview, and they can have downstream effects.

3. After all, in this country, enduring inequities continue to ramify materially and psychically for the elderly, the disabled, and the precariously employed.

4. But before I turn to my reservations about this way of thinking I want to delve a bit further into the case against modernism, a case that has ramified over the years.