BIFURCATE


Meaning of BIFURCATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbī-(ˌ)fər-ˌkāt, bī-ˈfər- ]

verb

( -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)bī-ˈfər-kət, -ˌkāt; ˈbī-(ˌ)fər-ˌkāt adjective

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