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 parts intransitive verb : to divide into two branches or parts

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