ramify

 
Pronunciation: /ˈramɪfʌɪ/

verb (ramifies, ramifying, ramified)

[no object] formal or technical
  • form branches or offshoots; branch out: an elaborate system of canals was built, ramifying throughout the UK
  • [with object] (often as adjective ramified) cause to branch out: a ramified genealogical network

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French ramifier, from medieval Latin ramificare, from Latin ramus 'branch'