multifurcate

fur·cate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt]
- /adjective ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈfɜr keɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt]
- /adjective ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈfɜr keɪt/

Definitions of multifurcate word

adjective multifurcate forked; branching. 1
verb without object multifurcate to form a fork; branch. 1

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Origin of multifurcate

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20, furcate is from the Medieval Latin word furcātus cloven. See fork, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Multifurcate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Multifurcate

multifurcate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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