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