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bifurcate
bi·fur·cate B0237400 (bī′fər-kāt′, bī-fûr′-)v. bi·fur·cat·ed, bi·fur·cat·ing, bi·fur·cates v.tr. To divide into two parts or branches.v.intr. To separate into two parts or branches; fork.adj. (-kāt′, -kĭt) Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers.
[Medieval Latin bifurcāre, bifurcāt-, to divide, from Latin bifurcus, two-pronged : bi-, two; see bi-1 + furca, fork.]
bi′fur·cate′ly adv.bi′fur·ca′tion n.bifurcate vb to fork or divide into two parts or branches adj forked or divided into two sections or branches [C17: from Medieval Latin bifurcātus, from Latin bifurcus, from bi-1 + furca fork] ˌbifurˈcation nbi•fur•cate (v., adj. ˈbaɪ fərˌkeɪt, baɪˈfɜr keɪt; adj. also -kɪt)
v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj. v.t., v.i. 1. to divide or fork into two branches. adj. 2. divided into two branches. [1605–15; < Medieval Latin bifurcātus= Latin bi- bi 1 + furca fork] bi`fur•cate′ly, adv. bi`fur•ca′tion, n. bifurcate
Past participle: bifurcated
Gerund: bifurcating
| Imperative |
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| bifurcate | | bifurcate |
| Present |
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| I bifurcate | | you bifurcate | | he/she/it bifurcates | | we bifurcate | | you bifurcate | | they bifurcate |
| Preterite |
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| I bifurcated | | you bifurcated | | he/she/it bifurcated | | we bifurcated | | you bifurcated | | they bifurcated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am bifurcating | | you are bifurcating | | he/she/it is bifurcating | | we are bifurcating | | you are bifurcating | | they are bifurcating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have bifurcated | | you have bifurcated | | he/she/it has bifurcated | | we have bifurcated | | you have bifurcated | | they have bifurcated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was bifurcating | | you were bifurcating | | he/she/it was bifurcating | | we were bifurcating | | you were bifurcating | | they were bifurcating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had bifurcated | | you had bifurcated | | he/she/it had bifurcated | | we had bifurcated | | you had bifurcated | | they had bifurcated |
| Future |
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| I will bifurcate | | you will bifurcate | | he/she/it will bifurcate | | we will bifurcate | | you will bifurcate | | they will bifurcate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have bifurcated | | you will have bifurcated | | he/she/it will have bifurcated | | we will have bifurcated | | you will have bifurcated | | they will have bifurcated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be bifurcating | | you will be bifurcating | | he/she/it will be bifurcating | | we will be bifurcating | | you will be bifurcating | | they will be bifurcating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been bifurcating | | you have been bifurcating | | he/she/it has been bifurcating | | we have been bifurcating | | you have been bifurcating | | they have been bifurcating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been bifurcating | | you will have been bifurcating | | he/she/it will have been bifurcating | | we will have been bifurcating | | you will have been bifurcating | | they will have been bifurcating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been bifurcating | | you had been bifurcating | | he/she/it had been bifurcating | | we had been bifurcating | | you had been bifurcating | | they had been bifurcating |
| Conditional |
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| I would bifurcate | | you would bifurcate | | he/she/it would bifurcate | | we would bifurcate | | you would bifurcate | | they would bifurcate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have bifurcated | | you would have bifurcated | | he/she/it would have bifurcated | | we would have bifurcated | | you would have bifurcated | | they would have bifurcated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  bifurcate - split or divide into two diverge - extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" | | 2. |  bifurcate - divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated"furcate, branch, fork, ramify, separate - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" | | Adj. | 1. |  bifurcate - 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"biramous, branched, forficate, forked, fork-like, prongy, prongeddivided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided" |
bifurcateverbTo separate into branches or branchlike parts:branch (out), diverge, divide, fork, ramify, subdivide.Translationsbifurquerbiforcarebiforcazionebiforcutobifurcate
bifurcateTo divide into two.bifurcate
bifurcate [bi-fur´kāt] divided into two branches.bi·fur·cate , bifurcated (bī-fŭr'kāt, -kā-ted), Forked; two-pronged; having two branches. [bi- + L. furca, fork] bifurcate adjective Forked; divided into 2 branches.bi·fur·cate , bifurcated (bī'fŭr-kāt, -kā-tĕd) Forked; two-pronged; having two branches. [bi- + L. furca, fork]bi·fur·cate , bifurcated (bī'fŭr-kāt, -kā-tĕd) Forked; two-pronged; having two branches. [bi- + L. furca, fork]Bifurcate
BifurcateA derogatory slang term meaning to divide one job into two jobs. For example, the director of communications position may be bifurcated into the director of internal communications and the director of external communications. The term is most common when the holder of the previous, unified position is asked to reapply for one or both of the new positions. See also: Breadcrumbing.bifurcate
Related to bifurcate: bifurcate ligamentSynonyms for bifurcateverb to separate into branches or branchlike partsSynonyms- branch
- diverge
- divide
- fork
- ramify
- subdivide
Synonyms for bifurcateverb split or divide into twoRelated Wordsverb divide into two branchesRelated Words- furcate
- branch
- fork
- ramify
- separate
adj resembling a forkSynonyms- biramous
- branched
- forficate
- forked
- fork-like
- prongy
- pronged
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