Tear+away
131avulse — /euh vuls /, v.t., avulsed, avulsing. to pull off or tear away forcibly: to avulse a ligament. [1755 65; < L avulsus, ptp. of avellere to pluck off, tear away, equiv. to a A 4 + vul , ptp. s. of vellere to forcibly pull, pluck + sus, var. of tus… …
132uproot — uprootedness, n. uprooter, n. /up rooht , root /, v.t. 1. to pull out by or as if by the roots: The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles. 2. to remove violently or tear away from a native place or environment: The industrial… …
