About The Word Bifurcate

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Bifurcate

Bifurcate Meaning & Definition
Bifurcate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bifurcate?

[adj] resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
[v] divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated"
[v] split or divide into two

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bifurcate: biramous | branched | divided | forficate | forked | pronged | prongy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bifurcate:

See Also | branch | diverge | fork | furcate | ramify | separate

Bifurcate In Webster's Dictionary

\Bi*fur"cate\, Bifurcated \Bi*fur"ca*ted\, a. [Pref. bi- + furcate.] Two-pronged; forked.
\Bi*fur"cate\, v. i. To divide into two branches.

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