English Explanatory Dictionary

furcate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts.
verb
  1. To fork or branch out.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɜː.keɪt/ /ˈfɜː.kət/ /ˈfɝ.keɪt/ /ˈfɝ.kɪt/ /ˈfɝ.kət/ /fɜːˈkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-furcate.wav

Word forms

furcate furcates furcating furcated

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

cloven forked

Related words

bifurcate

Derived words

multifurcate quadrifurcate unfurcate furcately furcation
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