uproot
v.
1590s (implied in uprooted), in the figurative sense, from up, adv. + root, v.. The literal sense is first recorded 1690s. Related: Uprooted; uprooting.
〔李〕[up-=to make...upward使 ⋯向上；root n.根 ⇒“to make the roots upward使树根朝上”→] v.tear or pull up by the roots连根拔