Main Entry: ²fracture

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): frac·tured; frac·tur·ing \-chə-riŋ, -shriŋ\

Date: 1612

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