bifurcate

See also: bifúrcate

English

WOTD – 8 February 2016

Etymology

From Latin bifurcātus.

Pronunciation

  • (US, adjective) IPA(key): /baɪˈfɝkət/
  • (US, verb) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪfɚkeɪt/

Adjective

bifurcate (not comparable)

  1. Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
  2. Having bifurcations.

Translations

Verb

bifurcate (third-person singular simple present bifurcates, present participle bifurcating, simple past and past participle bifurcated)

  1. (intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
  2. (transitive) To cause to bifurcate.

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Latin

Adjective

bifurcāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of bifurcātus
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