uptear

[ uhp-tair ]

verb (used with object),up·tore, up·torn, up·tear·ing.
  1. to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.

Origin of uptear

1
First recorded in 1585–95; up- + tear2

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