v. To spread or diversify into multiple fields or categories.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To divide into branches or subdivisions.
verb-intransitive. To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant.
verb-intransitive. To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To form branches; shoot into branches, as the stem of a plant, or anything analogous to it; branch out.
To diverge in various ways or to different points; stretch out in different lines or courses; radiate.
To divide into branches or parts; extend in different lines or directions.
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v. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
v. have or develop complicating consequences
v. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
Word Usage
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