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Bifurcate Definition & Meaning

bifurcate
adjective
  1. 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"
verb
  1. split or divide into two
  2. divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated"

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What does bifurcate mean?
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" split or divide into two divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated"
What part of speech is bifurcate?
Bifurcate is an adjective and a verb.
How many definitions does bifurcate have?
Bifurcate has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).

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