ramificar
1. to divide or subdivide into branches or smaller parts
The river ramifies into several smaller streams as it approaches the delta.
O rio se ramifica em vários córregos menores ao se aproximar do delta.
2. to have consequences or effects that spread in many directions
The decision to close the factory will ramify throughout the entire region.
A decisão de fechar a fábrica terá implicações em toda a região.
3. to branch out or develop multiple aspects or extensions
His research ramified into several different scientific disciplines.
Sua pesquisa se ramificou em várias disciplinas científicas diferentes.
The term 'ramify' is primarily used in formal, academic, or technical contexts in both English and Portuguese. In Brazil, 'ramificar' is commonly used in scientific, mathematical, and business discussions to describe how effects, consequences, or systems branch out and spread. Less common in everyday casual speech.
Related Idioms & Phrases
ramify into multiple directions
ramifications spread far and wide
the consequences ramify through the system
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