English adjective: bifurcate | |||
1. | bifurcate resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | biramous, branched, forficate, fork-like, forked, pronged, prongy | ||
Similar | divided | ||
Antonyms | united | ||
English verb: bifurcate | |||
1. | bifurcate (stative) split or divide into two | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | diverge | ||
2. | bifurcate (change) divide into two branches | ||
Samples | The road bifurcated. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate | ||