v.
- break or burst suddenly.
▸cause to break or burst suddenly.
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(be ruptured or rupture oneself)
suffer an abdominal hernia.
- breach or disturb (a harmonious situation).
n.
- an instance of rupturing.
- an abdominal hernia.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. rupture or L. ruptura, from rumpere ‘to break’.