nnoun.actthe act of branching out or dividing into branchesSynset:fork forking ramification
Derivationally Related Form:bifurcateramifyfork
Hypernyms:division
Inherited Hypernyms:branchingdivisionseparationchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bifurcationdivaricationfibrillationtrifurcation
Full Hyponyms:bifurcationdivaricationfibrillationtrifurcation
vverb.changegrow and send out branches or branch-like structuresSynset:branch ramify
Examples:- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
Derivationally Related Form:ramification
Hypernyms:grow
Inherited Hypernyms:ramifygrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changedivide into two or more branches so as to form a forkSynset:branch fork furcate ramify separate
Derivationally Related Form:forkramificationbranchforkingfurcation
Hypernyms:diverge
Inherited Hypernyms:branchdivergemove
Direct Hyponyms:arborisearborizebifurcatetrifurcatetwig
Full Troponyms:arborizebifurcatetrifurcatetwig
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adj satadj.allhaving branchesSynset:branched ramate ramose ramous
Antonyms:branchless
Inherited Hypernyms:branched
Similar to:branchy
adj satadj.allresembling the branches of a treeAntonyms:convergent
Inherited Hypernyms:branching
Similar to:divergent diverging