diramare

to branch out

verb dee-rah-MAH-reh Rare

Origin: From ramo (branch)

Also means

to circulate

Usage Note

Diramare carries two main senses: to spread out like branches (a road that si dirama into several paths) and, in official or journalistic language, to circulate or issue (a communiqué, an alert: diramare un comunicato). The reflexive diramarsi is used for physical branching; the plain form is used for issuing documents.

Examples

"La polizia ha diramato un avviso ufficiale."

Natural Translation

The police issued an official notice.

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