Word of the Week Wednesday: bifurcate
April 25, 2012 4 Comments
This Wednesday’s Word of the Week is: bifurcate.
To bifurcate is to split in two. Specifically to fork into two parts.
What I like about this word is that it’s an overly fancy word for something simple, that could be used to describe a violent action.
It’s the same reason I’ve always liked the word defenestrate: to throw (a person or thing) out a window.
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