bifurcate

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bifurcātus. Surface Analysis bi- +‎ furcate. === Pronunciation === (Verb): (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪfəˌkeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪfɚˌkeɪt/ (Adjective): (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /baɪˈfɛːkɪt/, /baɪˈfɛːkeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /baɪˈfɚkət/, /baɪˈfɚkeɪt/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kɪt Hyphenation: bi‧fur‧cate === Verb === bifurcate (third-person singular simple present bifurcates, present participle bifurcating, simple past and past participle bifurcated) (intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches. (transitive) To cause to bifurcate. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === bifurcate (not comparable) Divided or forked into two; bifurcated. Having bifurcations. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Adjective === bifurcāte vocative masculine singular of bifurcātus == Spanish == === Verb === bifurcate second-person singular voseo imperative of bifurcar combined with te