Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ramify \Ram"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ramified}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Ramifying}.] [F. ramifier, LL. ramificare, fr. L. ramus a
   branch + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
   To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an
   art, subject, scheme.