dimidiate vs furcate

dimidiate

adj
  • divided into two (equal) halves 

  • Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half. 

  • Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side. 

verb
  • To divide into two. 

  • To represent one half of. 

furcate

adj
  • Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts. 

verb
  • To fork or branch out. 

How often have the words dimidiate and furcate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )