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

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