upheave
/ʌpˈhiːv/
verb
- To lift or raise something with great force, especially from below.
- The construction crew used explosives to upheave the massive boulder blocking the tunnel.
- Volcanic activity can upheave large sections of the ocean floor.
- The earthquake caused the ground to upheave, cracking roads and sidewalks.
- To cause a major disruption or violent change in a situation or system.
- Political protests can upheave a government if they gain enough support.
- The new technology threatened to upheave the entire publishing industry.
- The sudden resignation of the CEO upheaved the company's leadership structure.