Part of speech: Verb
violate or abuse
Example: This writer really fractures the language
Categories: Pervert, Misuse, Abuse
Part of speech: Verb
break into pieces
Example: The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle
Categories: Break
Part of speech: Verb
interrupt, break, or destroy
Example: fracture the balance of power
Categories: Destroy, Destruct
Part of speech: Verb
become fractured
Example: The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe
Categories: Break, Break off, Discontinue, Stop
Part of speech: Verb
break (a bone)
Example: She broke her clavicle
Part of speech: Verb
fracture a bone of
Example: I broke my foot while playing hockey
Categories: Injure, Wound
Shift, Cracking, Break, Crack, Geological fault
The word "fracture" comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. It started in Latin fractūra. Then it appeared in Old French fracture. Later, people used it in Middle English fracture.
break – A related word in the same word family.
fraction – A related word in the same word family.
fraktur – A related word in the same word family.
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.