BIFURCATE


Meaning of BIFURCATE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' b ī -( ˌ )f ə r- ˌ k ā t, b ī - ' f ə r-

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -cat · ed ; -cat · ing

Etymology: Medieval Latin bifurcatus, past participle of bifurcare, from Latin bifurcus two-pronged, from bi- + furca fork

Date: 1615

transitive verb : to cause to divide into two branches or parts

intransitive verb : to divide into two branches or parts

– bi · fur · cate \ ( ˌ )b ī - ' f ə r-k ə t, - ˌ k ā t; ' b ī -( ˌ )f ə r- ˌ k ā t \ adjective

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