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bifurcate
[bahy-fer-keyt, bahy-fur-keyt, bahy-fer-kit, bahy-fur-]
verb (used with or without object)
to divide or fork into two branches.
adjective
divided into two branches.
bifurcate
verb
to fork or divide into two parts or branches
adjective
forked or divided into two sections or branches
bifurcate
Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers or the tongues of snakes.
Other Word Forms
- bifurcately adverb
- bifurcation noun
- ˌڳܰˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bifurcate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bifurcate1
Example Sentences
In addition to her bifurcated professional duties, Soni is the mother of two children, ages 4 and 7.
They had the divorce bifurcated, separating the marriage itself from other contentious issues in the split such as child custody and splitting of assets, and were declared legally single in 2019.
Health workers use a so-called bifurcated needle that’s dipped into the vaccine solution, the same way the smallpox vaccine was administered.
Open’s crowd was clearly bifurcated into tennis devotees and society seekers, relatively everyone was on the same page when it came to engagement.
One result of the Fed’s higher rates has been a kind of bifurcated economy, by age.
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When To Use
Birfurcate means to divide or fork into two branches.Things can bifurcate on their own or in an otherwise passive way, as in That’s where the river bifurcates into two branches, or they can be bifurcated by someone, as in We bifurcated the road into two lanes so more people could exit at once. The word bifurcate can be used as an adjective meaning divided into two branches, but the adjective bifurcated is more commonly used in this way. The word bifurcation refers to the act of bifurcating or something that is bifurcated. These terms are most often used in technical and scientific contexts, such as engineering and medicine.Example: The hiking trail bifurcates about three miles in, so make sure you go down the left branch.
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