bifurcate C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈbaɪfɚˌkeɪt/ UK /ˈbaɪfəˌkeɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #140690 Meanings 1 verb to divide into two branches The road bifurcated after the turn. 2 verb to split or divide into two The bone bifurcates at this point. Thesaurus Synonyms biforkedbranchfork Word family Forms bifurcated Derived forms bifurcatedbifurcatelybifurcationbifurcativebifurcatornonbifurcatingrebifurcate Related forms confurcatefurcatequadfurcatedtrifurcate Etymology Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bifurcātus. Surface Analysis bi- + furcate. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bifurcate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈbaɪfɚˌkeɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaɪfəˌkeɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 140690 ## Meanings 1. to divide into two branches 2. to split or divide into two ## Examples - The road bifurcated after the turn. - The bone bifurcates at this point. ## Synonyms - biforked - branch - fork ## Derived Forms - bifurcated - bifurcately - bifurcation - bifurcative - bifurcator - nonbifurcating - rebifurcate ## Related Forms - confurcate - furcate - quadfurcated - trifurcate ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bifurcātus. Surface Analysis bi- + furcate. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown