furcate

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furcate

/ˈfɜː.keɪt/ UK
/ˈfɜː.kət/ UK
/ˈfɝ.keɪt/ US
/ˈfɝ.kɪt/ US
/ˈfɝ.kət/ US
/fɜːˈkeɪt/ UK

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin furcātus (“forked, branched”), from Latin furca (“fork”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French fourchu.

The verb was formed by metanalysis or as if from Latin furcō (“to fork”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

adjective

not comparable Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts.
Similar: cloven, forked

verb furcates · furcating · furcated

To fork or branch out. But that which I believe yields a great deal of our turpentine, is the fir-tree or deal, which is a coniferous tree, evergreen, whose cones are of the lesser sort, having long leaves, either that whose leaves encompass and cover the branches, bearing long cones hanging downwards as she male fir-tree

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adj forked, branched

Español	ahorquillado
Français	bifurqué
Русский	разветвлённый razvetvljónnyj

verb to fork or branch out

Español	ahorquillar
Français	bifurquer, se diviser
Русский	разветвляться razvetvljatʹsja

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@misc{furcate_2026,
  title = {furcate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/furcate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}