Synonyms of bifurcates

bifurcates

verb

present tense third-person singular of bifurcate

as in subdivides

formal to undergo division into two parts

The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.

Related Words

• subdivides
• divides
• separates
• splits
• segments
• bisects
• dissects
• cleaves
• ramifies
• halves
• severs
• fractionates
• dissociates
• quarters
• resolves
• disconnects
• disassociates
• dichotomizes
• decouples
• dissolves
• disintegrates
• partitions
• decomposes
• fragments
• parts
• sunders
• breaks
• uncouples
• divorces
• disunites
• fractionalizes
• disassembles
• disjoins
• trisects
• fragmentizes
• unlinks
• segregates
• breaks up
• pulls
• dissevers
• disjoints
• breaks down
• fragmentates
• ruptures
• rends
• fractures
• unyokes
• isolates
• detaches
• insulates
• rips
• secludes
• rives
• disengages
• rifts
• tears
• sequesters
• unravels
• cuts off
• disentangles
• unties

Dissimilar Words

• combines
• connects
• associates
• mixes
• blends
• assembles
• couples
• binds
• closes
• attaches
• mingles
• accumulates
• fastens
• joins
• sticks
• unites
• fuses
• unifies
• links
• cements
• knits
• welds
• agglutinates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bifurcates

While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments. —Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025

For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos. —San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2021