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Branch \Branch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Branched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Branching}.]
1. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches;
to ramify.
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2. To divide into separate parts or subdivision.
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{To branch off}, to form a branch or a separate part; to
diverge.

{To branch out}, to speak diffusively; to extend one's
discourse to other topics than the main one; also, to
enlarge the scope of one's business, etc.
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To branch out into a long disputation. --Spectator.
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Branching \Branch"ing\, a.
Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in
a branch or branches.
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Shaded with branching palm. --Milton.
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Branching \Branch"ing\, n.
The act or state of separation into branches; division into
branches; a division or branch.
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The sciences, with their numerous branchings. --L.
Watts.
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