di·var·i·cate /daɪˈværəˌket, də-/
(vi.)分為兩叉,分歧(a.)分歧的,開出的
Di·var·i·cate v. i. [imp. & p. p. Divaricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Divaricating.]
1. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
2. To diverge; to be divaricate.
Di·var·i·cate, v. t. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
Di·var·i·cate a.
1. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
2. Biol. Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
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divaricate
v 1: branch off; "The road divaricates here"
2: spread apart; "divaricate one's fingers"