furcate UK /ˈfɜː.keɪt/US /ˈfɝ.keɪt/adjective 1verb 1forms 3 adjective1 •Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts. verb1 •To fork or branch out.These ridges are prominent, about the thickness of a coarse thread, very numerous, irregular, and run into one another, but towards the bottom, always furcate or divide. — 1778 formsfurcated · furcating · furcates