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