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verb
To develop a tree-like appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To cause (something) to develop a tree-like appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To penetrate or fill (an area) with a tree-like structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
branch out like trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: arborize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3erdh- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *h3r̥dhōs Proto-Italic *arðōs Old Latin arbōs Latin arbor English -ise English arborise From Latin arbor (“tree”) + English -ise.
