Meaning & use
Bifurcate
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To divide into two branches or parts.
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The river bifurcates into two channels just before reaching the delta.
The committee decided to bifurcate the proposal into separate legal and financial sections.
A note on using this word
Bifurcate comes from the Latin 'bi-' (two) and 'furca' (fork), literally meaning to fork into two.
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2. adjective
Divided into two branches or parts.
The trail follows a bifurcate path around the lake.
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