ramify
/ˈræmɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)no obj.
1- formal or technical form branches or offshoots: spread or branch out〈正式或技〉分枝, 分叉; 分支; 成枝杈状：
an elaborate system of canals was built, ramifying throughout the UK.
已建成完备的运河系统, 纵横交错遍布全英国。
1.1
- with obj. [often as adj. ramified] cause to branch or spread out使分枝, 使分叉; 使成分支; 使成枝杈状：
a ramified genealogical network.
支系蔓生的宗谱网络。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French ramifier, from medieval Latin ramificare, from Latin ramus 'branch'.