ransack[verb]Synonyms:- search, comb, explore, go through, rummage, scour, turn inside out
- plunder, loot, pillage, raid, strip
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ran‧sack /ˈrænsæk/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old Norse;
Origin: rannsaka, from rann 'house' + -saka 'to search']
1. to go through a place, stealing things and causing damage:
The whole flat had been ransacked.2. to search a place very thoroughly, often making it untidy
ransack something for something She ransacked the wardrobe for something to wear. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲