Main Entry:

²fracture

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

frac·tured; frac·tur·ing \-chə-riŋ, -shriŋ\

Date:

1612

transitive verb1 a: to cause a fracture in : break <fracture a rib> b: rupture, tear2 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