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Synonyms & Antonyms of bifurcate
formal
to undergo division into two parts
- The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bifurcate
- bisect,
- cleave,
- dichotomize,
- dissect,
- fractionalize,
- fractionate,
- halve,
- partition,
- quarter,
- segment,
- subdivide,
- trisect
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The first known use of bifurcate was in 1615
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