ramify
Split into parts
To ramify is to branch out or divide into subdivisions, like a tree's limbs or a river's tributaries.
The word appears most often in its past participle: a ramified network, ramified consequences.
When decisions or events ramify, their effects spread and multiply: The scandal ramified through the organization, touching every department.
Divide into two branches
- subdivideSplit into smaller portions
- forkTined eating tool
- splitSeparation into parts
- divergeSeparate into directions
divaricate · radiate · spread · fractionate · offshoot · tributary · dendrite · branchlet
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- ripple effectCascading secondary results
- aftermathResults following an event
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
outgrowth · byproduct · knock-on effect · domino effect · chain reaction · cascade · spillover · entailment
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
multifaceted · tangled · knotty · nuanced · layered · interconnected · intertwined · web
bifurcate
Divide into two branches
diverge · divaricate · radiate · spread · fractionate · offshoot · tributary · dendrite · branchlet · proliferate
implication
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- ripple effectCascading secondary results
- aftermathResults following an event
fallout · outgrowth · byproduct · knock-on effect · domino effect · chain reaction · cascade · spillover · entailment · corollary
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
byzantine · multifaceted · tangled · knotty · nuanced · layered · interconnected · intertwined · web · entanglement
ramifysimplify
Make less complex
consolidate · contract · narrow · concentrate · centralize
- legal ramificationsLawful outcomes of actions