bifurcate

bi·fur·cate

 (bī′fər-kāt′, bī-fûr′-)

v. bi·fur·cat·ed, bi·fur·cat·ing, bi·fur·cates

v.tr.

To divide into two parts or branches.

v.intr.

To separate into two parts or branches; fork.

adj. (-kāt′, -kĭt)

Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers.

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[Medieval Latin bifurcāre, bifurcāt-, to divide, from Latin bifurcus, two-pronged : bi-, two; see bi-¹ + furca, fork.]

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bi′fur·cate′ly adv.

bi′fur·ca′tion n.

bifurcate

vb

to fork or divide into two parts or branches

adj

forked or divided into two sections or branches

[C17: from Medieval Latin bifurcātus, from Latin bifurcus, from bi-¹ + furca fork]

ˌbifurˈcation n

bi•fur•cate

(v., adj. ˈbaɪ fərˌkeɪt, baɪˈfɜr keɪt; adj. also -kɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj. v.t., v.i.

1. to divide or fork into two branches.

adj.

2. divided into two branches.

[1605–15; < Medieval Latin bifurcātus= Latin bi- bi ¹ + furca fork]

bi`fur•cate′ly, adv.

bi`fur•ca′tion, n.

bifurcate

Past participle: bifurcated
Gerund: bifurcating

Imperative

bifurcate

bifurcate

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bifurcate - split or divide into two     diverge - extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"
	2.	bifurcate - divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated" furcate, branch, fork, ramify, separate - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
Adj.	1.	bifurcate - 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" biramous, branched, forficate, forked, fork-like, prongy, pronged divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"

bifurcate

verb

To separate into branches or branchlike parts:

branch (out), diverge, divide, fork, ramify, subdivide.

Translations

bifurquer

biforcarebiforcazionebiforcuto

bifurcate

[ˈbaɪfəkeɪt] VI → bifurcarse

bifurcate

[ˈbaɪfɜː^rkeɪt]

vi [line, path, supply] → bifurquer

vt (= divide) → bifurquer

bifurcate

vi (form) → sich gabeln

adj → gegabelt