Definitions for bifurcate
ˈbaɪ fərˌkeɪt, baɪˈfɜr keɪt; -kɪtbi·fur·cate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongyverb

   resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

   "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"

2. bifurcateverb

   split or divide into two

3. bifurcateverb

   divide into two branches

   "The road bifurcated"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bifurcateadjective

   Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.

2. bifurcateadjective

   To divide or fork into two channels or branches.

3. bifurcateadjective

   Having bifurcations.

4. Etymology: Based on bifurcatus.

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1. bifurcate

   Bifurcate, as a verb, means to divide into two branches or forks. It can also refer to a point or situation where a decision between two different or mutually exclusive options must be made. As an adjective, bifurcate describes something that is divided into two branches or forks.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bifurcateadjective

   alt. of Bifurcated

2. Bifurcateverb

   to divide into two branches

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bifurcate

   bī-fur′kāt, Bifurcated, bī-fur′kāt-ed, adj. two-forked; having two prongs or branches.—n. Bifurcā′tion, a forking or division into two branches. [L. bifurcus—bi-, bis, twice, furca, a fork.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bifurcate

   A river is said to bifurcate, or to form a fork, when it divides into two distinct branches, as at the heads of deltas and in fluvial basins.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bifurcate

   divided, not over half its length, into two dull points; forked.

Matched Categories

1. • Branch
   • Diverge

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bifurcate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bifurcate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of bifurcate in a Sentence

1. John Kelly III:

   His major concerns were, will it be available to everyone, or is it going to further bifurcate the haves and the have-not's?

2. Anthony Chukumba:

   You really have to bifurcate between the largely apparel retailers and hard-goods retailers.

3. Timothy Head:

   I actually defend Warnock's infusion of faith in his own politics, because I find the bifurcation --- the desire to bifurcate faith from any kind of political dialogue --- basically impractical. The reality is that worldview is inextricably intertwined with people's political positions and opinions.

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