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rup·ture [ rúpchər ]

noun (plural rup·tures)

Definition:

1. broken state: a break in something, or a breaking apart of something

a rupture in a water main

2. breach in relations: a breakdown in a friendly or peaceful relationship

3. medicine torn tissue: a tear in bodily tissue, or a tearing of bodily tissue

the rupture of a blood vessel

4. medicine
Same as hernia

transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle rup·tured, present participle rup·tur·ing, 3rd person present singular rup·tures)

Definition:

1. break, burst, or tear something: to break, burst, or tear something, or become broken, burst, or torn

2. cause rift in relationship: to cause a breakdown in a friendly or peaceful relationship, or undergo such a breakdown

3. medicine tear tissue: to cause a tearing of body tissue, or experience it

4. medicine produce or have hernia: to cause a hernia, or be affected by a hernia

[15th century. Via French< Latin ruptura< rupt-, past participle of rumpere "break"]

rup·tur·a·ble adjective

Word History


	Latin rumpere "to break," from which rupture is derived, is also the source of English corrupt, disrupt, erupt, rout¹, route, and routine.