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bi·fur·cate /ˈbaɪfəkeɪt $ -ər-/ verb [intransitive] formalSEPARATE if a road, river etc bifurcates, it divides into two separate parts 〔道路、河流等〕分为两支，分叉 SYN fork —bifurcation /ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableOrigin bifurcate (1600-1700) Medieval Latin past participle of bifurcare, from Latin bi- ( → BI-) + furca “fork”bi·fur·cate verbChineseSyllable divides if it Corpus etc a into bifurcates, road, river |