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Definition of bifurcate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bifurcate

verb

NAmE//ˈbaɪfərˌkeɪt//

[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bifurcate

he / she / it bifurcates

past simple bifurcated

-ing form bifurcating

(of roads, rivers, etc.) to divide into two separate parts

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bifurcation

NAmE//ˌbaɪfərˈkeɪʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable]See bifurcate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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