Thesaurus: divaricate

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1. v. i. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
2. v. i. To diverge; to be divaricate.
3. v. t. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
4. a. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
5. a. Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
6. v. branch off
7. v. spread apart
8. 1. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork. 2. To diverge; to be divaricate. Woodward. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart. 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.
9. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
10. v. branch off v. spread apart