Divide into two branches (9)
I believe the answer is:
bifurcate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">divide into two branches</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bifurcate that I've seen before include "split two ways" , "is divided into two sections" , "Fork into two branches" , "Divide into two branches" .)