Fracture (Verb)
Meaning 1
Violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The experimental artist's uninhibited use of language often fractures the norms of conventional storytelling.
- The extreme liberties taken by the journalist fracture the distinction between fact and opinion.
- Her poetic voice fractures traditional metaphors, transforming them into something entirely unique.
- This provocative writer fractures social norms with his bold portrayal of taboo subjects.
- The author's inventive use of slang fractures the barriers between formal and informal writing styles.
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Meaning 2
Fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 3
Break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 4
Break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 5
Become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 6
Interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- Their public disagreement would fracture the fragile unity within the party.
- The new economic policies threatened to fracture the stability that had taken years to establish.
- Her recent lie could fracture the trust between her and her best friend.
- Their decision to abandon the alliance would fracture the coalition's power to oppose the stronger nation.
- Rumors of corruption began to fracture the public's confidence in the charitable organization.