Meaning & use
ramify
To branch out into several parts, directions, or consequences, especially in a complex way.
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The company's small pricing error ramified into a costly public relations problem.
As the investigation continued, the case ramified into several unrelated crimes.
A note on using this word
Ramify is related to the more common noun "ramifications" and is used mostly in formal writing about consequences or structures.
Words with a similar meaning
branch outproliferate
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