Definition of ransack

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ran·sack    (rnsk) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ran·sacked , ran·sack·ing , ran·sacks

1. To search or examine thoroughly.
2. To search carefully for plunder; pillage.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka : rann, house + *saka, to search, seek; see sg- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
ransacker (Noun)

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