forked vs bifurcate

forked and bifurcate both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forked	No	Yes	No	No
bifurcate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As adjectives, forked and bifurcate are synonyms defined as:

forked and bifurcate: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

Other synonyms of forked include biramous, branched, forficate, fork-like, pronged, prongy.

forked (adjective)	bifurcate (adjective)
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches	resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
having two meanings with intent to deceive

forked (verb)	bifurcate (verb)
	divide into two branches
	split or divide into two