FURCATE

branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate

(verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; “The road forks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

furcate (not comparable)

Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts.

Synonyms

• (forked, branched): cloven, forked

Verb

furcate (third-person singular simple present furcates, present participle furcating, simple past and past participle furcated)

To fork or branch out.

Anagrams

• facture

Source: Wiktionary


Fur"cate, Fur"ca*ted, a. Etym: [L. furca fork. See Fork.]

Definition: Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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