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furcate

[fur-keyt, -kit, fur-keyt] / ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt, ˈfɜr keɪt /
ADJECTIVE
forked
Synonyms
STRONG
angled bifurcate bifurcated branched branching divaricate divided furcated split tined zigzag
WEAK
bifid dichotomous dichotonic pronged tridented
Antonyms
WEAK
joined unbranched
VERB
bifurcate
Synonyms
STRONG
bisect branch diverge divide fork ramify separate split
Antonyms
STRONG
agree combine join unite
VERB
bisect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cut across
STRONG
bifurcate cleave cross dichotomize divaricate fork halve intersect separate split
WEAK
branch off cut in half cut in two dimidiate divide in two hemisect split down the middle
Antonyms
STRONG
combine join unite

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Furcate: forked; divided nto two approximately equal divisions.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Furcate, fur′kāt, adj. forked: branching like the prongs of a fork—also Fur′cated.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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