ramify

verb

ˈra-mə-ˌfī How to pronounce ramify (audio)
Definition of ramifynext
as in to divide
to set or force apart the rise of cable television ramified the audience, creating ever smaller segments for an ever growing array of programming choices

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Recent Examples of ramify Derivatives also had the habit of magnifying volatility as the risk ramified from the underlying asset— interest rates, commodities, bonds—into the derivatives like a fuse setting off a bomb. — Scott Patterson, Fortune, 13 June 2023 The theme ramified in a couple of directions, including Alabama’s death row. — al, 21 Feb. 2023 For an object that is fundamentally a box, designed to keep things inside it, the shipping container is a remarkable lesson in the uncontainable nature of modern life—the way our choices, like our goods, ramify around the world. — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 The outcome of the Kings River conflict will ramify throughout the Central Valley and the state. — Susie Cagle, Wired, 12 Apr. 2022 But in complex technological systems, small mistakes may rapidly ramify and compound into large problems. — Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2021 But as the forking paths continue to ramify, Truth is to be found not in one place, but everywhere. — Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramify
  1. divide
  2. split
  3. separate
  4. disconnect
Verb
  • Taking a break from slinging hamburgers during the weekend lunch rush, Darlene Dumond acknowledged that Allagash remains divided on Jackson.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • No distributions were ever made by the Children's Trust to any of its beneficiaries, and the beneficial shares of that trust were not divided into separate shares for each of the beneficiaries as was also required by the 2020 amendment.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of divide
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  • As Ford Field Park is being set up with fun rides, Dearborn residents are split over the new curfew rule.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Now the county is split among three districts that extend outward like spokes into rural areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of split
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  • Long dark lines, separated by white spaces, race across the ground or sides of buildings.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • With less than a point separating the top five competitors, the all-around race quickly heated up.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of separate
Verb
  • Or have there been unintended consequences from disconnecting from linear cable?
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • When a visionary's plans are disconnected from reality, the problems often do not get caught early.
    — Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnect

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