root out vs tear up

root out

verb
  • To remove or abolish completely. 

  • To search for and discover. 

tear up

verb
  • To cancel or annul, or to cause the cancellation or annulment of (e.g. an agreement or contract). 

  • To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against. 

  • To damage. 

  • To wrench out of the ground. 

  • To have intense penetrative sex with. 

  • To brutally assault. 

  • To tear into pieces. 

  • To start shedding tears. 

How often have the words root out and tear up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )