branch
verb [I] (TREE) /brɑːntʃ/
/bræntʃ/ Definition
› to produce branches: The top of the tree had been cut off to encourage it to branch (out) lower down.Separating and dividing
(Definition of branch verb (TREE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bifurcate verb
- bisect verb
- borderline noun
- break sth up phrasal verb
- break-up noun (DIVISION)
- breakdown noun (DIVISION)
- dismember verb
- dissociate verb
- dissociate yourself from sth phrasal verb
- disunite verb
- divide verb (DISAGREE)
- divide verb (SEPARATE)
- divide/split (sth) down the middle idiom
- fork verb (DIVIDE)
- fracture verb
- parcel sth out phrasal verb
- polarize verb
- pull sth/sb apart phrasal verb
- resolve sth into sth phrasal verb
- riven adjective
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