bifurcate

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
2. (transitive) To cause to bifurcate.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
2. (not-comparable) Having bifurcations.

Synonyms

forked

branch

fork

biramous

branched

fork-like

prongy

divaricate

ramify

pronged

divide

forficate

biforked

two-forked

divide into two branches

armed

cervicorn

bifid

bifurcated

bifurcational

bisect

furcate

go separate ways

halve

split

trifurcate

branch off

split in two

Translations

bifurcado

bifurquer

biforcuto

bifurcarse

bifurcar

bifurcado

biforcare

bifurcar

bífid

gabeln

bifurcat

scherenartig

Bifurkations-

διακλαδώνω

gegabelt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbaɪfəˌkeɪt/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bifurcātus. Surface Analysis bi- + furcate.