Synonyms of bifurcate

bifurcate

verb

as in to subdivide

formal to undergo division into two parts

The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subdivide
• split
• divide
• separate
• segment
• dissect
• dichotomize
• bisect
• sever
• cleave
• fractionate
• ramify
• resolve
• quarter
• partition
• fragment
• dissociate
• disassociate
• halve
• fractionalize
• disunite
• dissolve
• decouple
• disconnect
• break
• part
• uncouple
• disjoin
• divorce
• dissever
• disintegrate
• trisect
• sunder
• disjoint
• decompose
• segregate
• fragmentize
• disassemble
• break up
• unlink
• pull
• fracture
• fragmentate
• isolate
• rupture
• rift
• rend
• break down
• unyoke
• rip
• tear
• detach
• cut off
• insulate
• rive
• disentangle
• disengage
• seclude
• unravel
• sequester
• untie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• combine
• mix
• connect
• assemble
• blend
• associate
• couple
• mingle
• attach
• bind
• close
• accumulate
• stick
• join
• unite
• fasten
• knit
• unify
• fuse
• link
• weld
• agglutinate
• cement

Examples of bifurcate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of co-op games being permanently bifurcated in split-screen mode, players will have an option that will merge the two screens into one if players are close to each other. —Ash Parrish, The Verge, 16 July 2024

The controversial corporation performs procedures in which employees’ psyches are bifurcated to separate work memories from personal memories, creating Innies (employees’ at-work personas) and Outties (their selves outside of the office). —Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 July 2024

The report paints a picture of an industry bifurcated between the haves and the have-nots. —Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 26 June 2024

And now the project is about serving as a connection between the neighborhoods initially bifurcated by the station, railroad tracks and the Vernor Viaduct. —Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2024

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