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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•fur•cate /v., adj. ˈbaɪfərˌkeɪt, baɪˈfɜrkeɪt; adj. also -kɪt/USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj. v. - to fork into two branches: [no object]The road bifurcates up ahead.[~ + object]If you bifurcate your computer program at this point, you'll have two choices, each of which should lead you to the desired result.
adj. - divided into two branches.
bi•fur•ca•tion, n. [countable]a bifurcation in the road.[uncountable]trying to avoid unnecessary bifurcation in program design. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•fur•cate (v., adj. bī′fər kāt′, bī fûr′kāt;adj. also bī′fər kit, bī fûr′-),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj. v.t., v.i. - to divide or fork into two branches.
adj. - divided into two branches.
- Medieval Latin bifurcātus, past participle of bifurcāre (bi- bi-1 + furc(a) fork + -ātus -ate1)
- 1605–15
bi•fur•cate•ly (bī′fər kāt′lē; bī fûr′kāt lē, -kit-),USA pronunciation adv. bi′fur•ca′tion, n. |