bifurcate
verbUK /ˈbaɪfəkeɪt/
US /ˈbaɪfərkeɪt/
To split into two parts.
The river bifurcates into two smaller streams near the old bridge.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. To divide into two branches or forks, as a road or path does.
The hiking trail bifurcates just past the wooden sign.
3. To cause something to divide into two separate parts.
The engineer bifurcated the pipe to send water to both fields.
4. Forked or divided into two branches, used as an adjective.
The bifurcate antlers of the deer spread wide above its head.