— bifurcately /buy'feuhr kayt"lee; buy ferr"kayt lee, -kit-/ , adv. — bifurcation , n.
v. , adj. /buy"feuhr kayt', buy ferr"kayt/ ; adj. also /buy"feuhr kit, buy ferr"-/ , v. , bifurcated, bifurcating , adj.
v.t. , v.i.
1. to divide or fork into two branches.
adj.
2. divided into two branches.
[ 1605-15; bifurcatus, ptp. of bifurcare ( bi- BI- 1 + furc ( a ) FORK + -atus -ATE 1 ) ]