ransack

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To examine carefully; to investigate

Than com there an olde monke whych somtyme had bene a knyght, and behylde Sir Melyas; and anone he ransaked hym, and than he seyde unto Sir Galahad, ‘I shall heale hym of hys play, by the grace of God, within the terme of seven wykes.’.

To loot or pillage. See also sack
To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
{f} search for items to steal, look for something to pilfer; look for, seek, search for
To make a thorough search
search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
To plunder; to pillage completely
steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
To violate; to ravish; to defiour
The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage
If people ransack a building, they damage things in it or make it very untidy, often because they are looking for something in a quick and careless way. Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying + ransacking ran·sack·ing the ransacking of the opposition party's offices
To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house
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wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"
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past of ransack
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{i} one who ransacks, one who searches for items to steal
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present participle of ransack
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a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis
ransacks
third-person singular of ransack
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