rupture

rupture
{{11}}rupture (n.) early 15c., originally medical, from L. ruptura "the breaking (of an arm or leg), fracture," from pp. stem of rumpere "to break," cognate with O.E. reafian "to seize, rob, plunder," reofan "to tear, break;" O.N. rjufa "to break;" see REFT (Cf. reft)).
{{12}}rupture (v.) 1739, from RUPTURE (Cf. rupture) (n.). Related: Ruptured; rupturing.

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  • rupture — [ ryptyr ] n. f. • XIVe; lat. ruptura, de rumpere « rompre » → roture 1 ♦ Division, séparation brusque (d une chose solide) en deux ou plusieurs parties; son résultat. ⇒ brisement, fracture. Rupture d essieu. Mécan. Division d un solide en deux… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • rupture — Rupture. s. f. v. Fracture. Action par laquelle une chose est rompue, estat d une chose rompuë. La rupture d une porte, d un coffre, d un cabinet &c. la rupture d un os, d une veine, d une artere, d une membrane. Rupture. signifie aussi, Hergne,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Rupture — Rup ture (?; 135), n. [L. ruptura, fr. rumpere, ruptum to break: cf. F. rupture. See {Reave}, and cf. {Rout} a defeat.] 1. The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rupture — [n1] break, split breach, burst, cleavage, cleft, crack, division, fissure, fracture, hernia, herniation, parting, rent, schism, tear; concepts 309,513 Ant. closing, closure rupture [n2] disagreement, dissolution altercation, breach, break, break …   New thesaurus

  • rupture — [rup′chər] n. [LME ruptur < MFr rupture < L ruptura < ruptus, pp. of rumpere, to break < IE * reup < base * reu , to tear out, tear apart, break > ROB, RUB] 1. the act of breaking apart or bursting, or the state of being broken… …   English World dictionary

  • Rupture — Rup ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruptured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rupturing}.] 1. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel. [1913 Webster] 2. To produce a hernia in. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rupture — Rupture, Ruptura. Rupture, quand l intestin descend, Enterocele …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • rupture — ► VERB 1) break or burst suddenly. 2) (be ruptured or rupture oneself) suffer an abdominal hernia. 3) breach or disturb (a harmonious situation). ► NOUN 1) an instance of rupturing. 2) an abdomina …   English terms dictionary

  • Rupture — Rup ture, v. i. To suffer a breach or disruption. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rupture — index alienation (estrangement), break (fracture), controversy (argument), disassociation, disrupt …   Law dictionary

  • rupture — n *breach, break, split, schism, rent, rift Analogous words: separation, division, parting, severance, divorce (see corresponding verbs at SEPARATE): estrangement, alienation (see corresponding verbs at ESTRANGE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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