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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
rup•ture /ˈrʌptʃɚ/USA pronunciation   n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
n. 
  1. [countable] the act of bursting.
  2. [uncountable] the state of being burst.
  3. [countable] a break from once-friendly relations.
  4. Pathology[countable] a hernia, esp. an abdominal hernia.

v. 
  1. to break or burst: [no object]The blood vessel will rupture from the strain.[~ + object]The added strain may rupture the blood vessel.
  2. to suffer a hernia:[~ + oneself]He'll rupture himself if he tries to lift that piano.
See -rupt-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
rup•ture  (rup′chər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
n. 
  1. the act of breaking or bursting:The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
  2. the state of being broken or burst:a rupture in the earth's surface.
  3. a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations.
  4. Pathologyhernia, esp. abdominal hernia.

v.t. 
  1. to break or burst:He ruptured a blood vessel.
  2. to cause a breach of:to rupture friendly relations.
  3. Pathologyto affect with hernia.

v.i. 
  1. to suffer a break or rupture.
  • Latin ruptūra (noun, nominal), equivalent. to rupt(us) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ūra -ure
  • 1475–85
rup′tur•a•ble, adj. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fracture, break, split, burst.
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fracture, split, disrupt.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged seam, union.
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unite.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rupture / ˈrʌptʃə/
  1. the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst
  2. a breach of peaceful or friendly relations
  3. the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
  4. another word for hernia
  1. to break or burst or cause to break or burst
  2. to affect or be affected with a rupture or hernia
  3. to undergo or cause to undergo a breach in relations or friendship
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ruptūra a breaking, from rumpere to burst forth; see eruptˈrupturable

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