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bifurcate
[ verb adjective bahy-fer-keyt, bahy-fur-keyt; adjective bahy-fer-kit, bahy-fur- ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to divide or fork into two branches.
adjective
- divided into two branches.
bifurcate
verb
- to fork or divide into two parts or branches
adjective
- forked or divided into two sections or branches
bifurcate
/ bī′fər-kāt′,bī-fûr′- /
- Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers or the tongues of snakes.
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Derived Forms
- ˌbifurˈcation, noun
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Other Words From
- bi·fur·cate·ly [bahy-fer-, keyt, -lee, bahy-, fur, -keyt-lee, -kit-], adverb
- bi·fur·ca·tion [bahy-fer-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bifurcate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bifurcate1
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Example Sentences
Moreover, Ma'aleh Adumim was built where it is exactly to bifurcate the West Bank.
The flaking used to bifurcate the stem appears to be of the same type as that used to bevel the stem edges.
The roads from Cagnes to Grasse and Vence bifurcate at the foot of the hill on which the castle is built.
He had a long bifurcate beard made of gold wire, feet like a bird's, and other rather startling anatomical features.
In the second form they bifurcate in the same mariner, but the two branches are spirals.
Distal apex bifid or bifurcate, with two thin parallel teeth.
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