Bifurcate vs Seperate - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between bifurcate and seperate

is that bifurcate is divided or forked into two; bifurcated while seperate is .

is that bifurcate is to divide or fork into two channels or branches while seperate is .

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Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.

Having bifurcations.

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To divide or fork into two channels or branches.

* branch, fork

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