Furcate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster furcate 1 of 2 adjective fur· cate ˈfərˌkāt, -kə̇t : branching like a fork : forked furcately adverb furcate 2 of 2 intransitive verb fur· cate -ˌkāt -ed/ …

fur•cate (adj. ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; v. -keɪt) adj., v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. adj. 1. forked; branching. v.i. 2. to form a fork; branch. [1810–20; < Latin furc (a) fork + -ate 1] fur•ca′tion, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. furcate

Furcate means to fork or divide into branches or different parts. It can also be used as an adjective meaning forked or branching. The adjective furcated can be used to mean the same thing.

fur•cate (adj. ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; v. -keɪt) adj., v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. adj. 1. forked; branching. v.i. 2. to form a fork; branch. [1810–20; < Latin furc (a) fork + -ate 1] fur•ca′tion, n. Random House …

Furcā′tion, a forking or branching out; Fur′cifer, a genus of South American deer with furcate antlers.— adjs. Furcif′erous, of insects bearing a forked appendage; Fur′ciform, fork-shaped.— n. Fur′cūla, the united pair of clavicles of a bird, forming a single forked bone—the merry-thought.— adj. Fur′cular, furcate: shaped like a fork.

To branch; fork. verb. 0. 0. Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts. adjective. 0. 0. Advertisement.

(v)furcate divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork "The road forks" Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary # Furcate Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcatetwigs. Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

furcate in American English. (adjective ˈfɜːrkeit, -kɪt, verb ˈfɜːrkeit) (verb -cated, -cating) adjective. 1. forked; branching. intransitive verb. 2. to form a fork; branch.

Definitions of furcate. verb. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. synonyms: branch, fork, ramify, separate. branch, ramify. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures. see more. Think you’ve got a good vocabulary?

furcate. forked or divided. Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005. Want to thank TFD for its existence?