branched (verb)
1branch out — verb vary in order to spread risk or to expand (Freq. 1) The company diversified • Syn: ↑diversify, ↑broaden • Ant: ↑specialize (for: ↑diversify), ↑ …
2branch 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… …
3bifurcate — 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 …
4brachiate — 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 …
5reform — 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… …
6branch 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 …
7BIBLE — 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 …
8branch — 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 …
9branch — 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 …
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