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upheave

UK
/ʌpˈhiːv/
US
/ʌpˈhiv/

Translations

upheaveverb
upheaved
Past Simple
upheaved
Past Participle
upheaving
Gerund
UK
/ʌpˈhiːv/
US
/ʌpˈhiv/
souleverPour le fait de lever ou d'extraire quelque chose avec force.
The glacier slowly upheaved huge slabs of rock to the surface.
Le glacier a lentement soulevé d'énormes plaques de roche jusqu'à la surface.
bouleverserSens figuré : provoquer un changement profond et radical.
The new policy upheaved the company's traditional way of doing business.
La nouvelle politique a bouleversé la manière traditionnelle dont l'entreprise faisait des affaires.
se souleverS'emploie surtout pour le sol, la terre ou une surface massive soulevée violemment.
The earthquake caused the ground to upheave, creating large cracks in the earth.
Le tremblement de terre a fait se soulever le sol, créant de grandes fissures dans la terre.
Additional translations
renverserSens figuré, moins fréquent : provoquer un renversement profond ou une perturbation majeure.
Synonyms
heave
lift
raise
elevate
uproot
displace
disturb
Antonyms
lower
depress

Definitions

upheaveverb
To rise or be heaved upward with violence or force, especially of the earth or another massive surface.
The earthquake caused the ground to upheave, creating large cracks in the earth.
To disrupt or overturn radically; to upend.
The new policy upheaved the company's traditional way of doing business.
To lift or raise (something) upward or out of place with great force.
The glacier slowly upheaved huge slabs of rock to the surface.
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