Lacerate vs Fracture - What's the difference?
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To tear, rip or wound.
To thoroughly defeat; to thrash
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(botany) Jagged, as if torn or lacerated.
the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage
(geology) a fault or crack in a rock
to break, or cause something to break
Lacerate is a related term of fracture.
As verbs the difference between lacerate and fracture
is that lacerate is to tear, rip or wound while fracture is .As an adjective lacerate
is (botany) jagged, as if torn or lacerated.lacerate
English
Verb
(lacerat)citation, page= , passage=When the fixtures tumbled out of the computer for the start of a newly promoted season, Nigel Adkins must have wondered whether he had unknowingly broken any mirrors while walking under a ladder. Hot on the heels of a tough introduction to both Manchester clubs, a rampant Arsenal lacerated Southampton.}}
Adjective
(-)- The bract at the base is dry and papery, often lacerate near its apex.
