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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]