ransacked

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wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"
past of 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.’.

ransack
To loot or pillage. See also sack
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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
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{f} search for items to steal, look for something to pilfer; look for, seek, search for
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To make a thorough search
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search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
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To plunder; to pillage completely
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steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
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To violate; to ravish; to defiour
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The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage
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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
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To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house
ransacked

    Turkish pronunciation

    ränsäkt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈranˌsakt/ /ˈrænˌsækt/

    Etymology

    [ 'ran-"sak, (")ran-' ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann house + -saka ; more at SEEK.
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