What does "arborise" mean?

To develop a tree-like appearance.

What is a synonym for "arborise"?

Common synonyms include: arborize.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To develop a tree-like appearance. intransitive
"The nerve fibre arborises into multiple branches."
2
branch out like trees wordnet
3
To cause (something) to develop a tree-like appearance. transitive
"Tall, wide shrubs take up a huge amount of space in a small garden, so remove the lower limbs to provide more space underneath. […] When you “arborize” the shrub by limbing it up, you’ll discover an elegant, multi-trunked structure […]"
4
To penetrate or fill (an area) with a tree-like structure. transitive
"The imitation neurones I am composed of agitate their dendrites like mad ganglia that arborize the system as the cell bodies dance along the axis cylinder within the fibres of the foot that isn’t there […]"

"The nerve fibre arborises into multiple branches."

From Latin arbor (“tree”) + -ise.