Main Entry: bi·fur·cate

Pronunciation: \ˈbī-(ˌ)fər-ˌkāt, bī-ˈfər-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): bi·fur·cat·ed; bi·fur·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 partsintransitive verb : to divide into two branches or parts

— bi·fur·cate \(ˌ)bī-ˈfər-kət, -ˌkāt; ˈbī-(ˌ)fər-ˌkāt\ adjective