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