bifurcate

[bifurcate]VERB

divide into two branches or forks.”just below Cairo the river bifurcates” · [more]synonyms:branch · split · divide · subdivide · separate · part · diverge · go in different directions · go separate ways · split in two · branch off · furcate · divaricate · ramifyADJECTIVEforked; branched.”a bifurcate tree”synonyms:branching · branched · diverging · Y-shaped · V-shaped · pronged · divided · split · separated · divaricate

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