fracture

²fracture

verb

frac·turedfrac·tur·ing\-chə-riŋ, -shriŋ\

Definition of FRACTURE

transitive verb

1

a : to cause a fracture in : break <fracture a rib> b : rupture, tear

2

a : to damage or destroy as if by rupturing b : to cause great disorder in c : to break up : fractionate d : to go beyond the limits of (as rules) : violate <fractured the English language with malaprops — Goodman Ace>

intransitive verb

: to undergo fracture

Examples of FRACTURE

1. Her wrist fractured when she fell on the ice.
2. Their happiness was fractured by an unforeseen tragedy.
3. These problems may fracture the unity of the two parties.
4. Their fragile happiness fractured all too soon.

First Known Use of FRACTURE

1612

Related to FRACTURE

Synonyms: break up, bust, distintegrate, dismember, disrupt, break, fragment, rive

Antonyms: comply (with), conform (to), follow, mind, obey, observe

Related Words: atomize, crush, grind, powder, pulverize, reduce; blast, blow up, burst, detonate, explode; crack, pop, shatter, shiver, smash; chip, sliver, splinter, split; implode; destroy, ruin, wreck

Near Antonyms: doctor, fix, heal, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair

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