RUPTURE

I. noun see: reave Date: 15th century breach of peace or concord, 2. the tearing apart of a tissue , hernia , a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart, II. verb (~d; rupturing) Date: 1739 transitive verb 1. to part by violence ; break , burst , to create or induce a breach of, to produce a ~ in, intransitive verb to have or undergo a ~