-ēv verb
Etymology: Middle English upheven, from up + heven to heave — more at heave
transitive verb
1.
a. : to heave up : lift , raise
great boulders were upheaved by the gold-seekers in their first eager rush — Mary S. Broome
b. : to force or throw upward with great power or violence
other parts of the coast … may be upheaved by deep-seated geologic forces — R.W.Miner
2. : to disturb extremely : throw into disorder
the coming of the troops upheaved the whole province
intransitive verb
: to move upward especially with power
the surface of the bay … upheaved with a slow majestic movement — Bayard Taylor
• up·heav·er -və(r) noun