What does bifurcated mean?
Bifurcated means Divided into two branches..
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/ˈbaɪfəɹˌkeɪtɪd/ · adjective
Divided into two branches..
Near-synonyms: bifid, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked
Elizabeth's disturbing presentation of herself as both virginal and sexual bifurcated after her death into opinion about whether she was virginal or sexual, so that on the one hand Elizabeth was apotheosized as the saint who through her refusal to marry had kept England Protestant and free, while on the other hand she was still the object of detraction by persons such as “one Sheapheard, a barrister of Lincolns Inn, [and] a base Jesuited papist,” who during James I's reign uttered ”base and scandalous” words regarding the late queen's honor.
Use bifurcated when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bifurcated means Divided into two branches..
Common synonyms include twiforked, bifid, bipartite, bilobar.
Possible antonyms include nonbifurcated, unbifurcated, undivided.
Near-synonyms: bifid, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked
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