branched (verb)

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• branch out — verb vary in order to spread risk or to expand (Freq. 1) The company diversified • Syn: ↑diversify, ↑broaden • Ant: ↑specialize (for: ↑diversify), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• branch off phrasal — verb (I) 1 if a road, passage, railway etc branches off from another road etc, it separates from it and goes in a different direction (+ from): a passage branching off from the main tunnel 2 to leave a main road (+ from/into): We branched off… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bifurcate — verb bʌɪfəkeɪt divide into two branches or forks. adjective bʌɪ fə:kət forked; branched. Derivatives bifurcation noun Origin C17: from med. L. bifurcat , bifurcare divide into two forks , from L. bifurcus two forked …   English new terms dictionary

• brachiate — verb brakɪeɪt (of apes) swing from branch to branch by the arms. adjective brakɪət, breɪk Biology 1》 branched. 2》 having arms. Derivatives brachiation noun brachiator noun Origin C18: from L. brachium arm + ate2 …   English new terms dictionary

• reform — verb 1》 make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it.     ↘cause (someone) to relinquish an immoral or criminal lifestyle. 2》 Chemistry subject (hydrocarbons) to a catalytic process in which straight… …   English new terms dictionary

• branch out phrasal — verb (I) to do something different from what you usually do: Don t be afraid to branch out and try new ideas. | branch out into (doing) sth: Profits were falling until the bookstore branched out into selling CDs and cassettes …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• branch — branch1 [ bræntʃ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 part of tree ▸ 2 part of organization ▸ 3 part of area of study ▸ 4 part of family ▸ 5 part of river 1. ) a part of a tree that grows out of its TRUNK (=main stem) with leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• branch — I UK [brɑːntʃ] / US [bræntʃ] noun [countable] Word forms branch : singular branch plural branches *** 1) a part of a tree that grows out of its trunk (= main stem) with leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on it. A very small branch is called a twig …   English dictionary

• Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …   Wikipedia

• branch — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French branche, from Late Latin branca paw Date: 14th century 1. a natural subdivision of a plant stem; especially a secondary shoot or stem (as a bough) arising from a main… …   New Collegiate Dictionary