ransack

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• /ˈɹænsæk/
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• /ˈɹænˌsæk/
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• homophone: RANSAC
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The verb is derived from Middle English ransaken (“to examine, investigate; to rob, plunder, steal; to search, seek; to treat roughly, mistreat”), from Old Norse rannsaka (“to search a house (especially for stolen goods)”), from rann (“house”) (from Proto-Germanic *razną (“dwelling, house”), from Proto-Indo-European *h1reh1- (“to rest; quiet”)) + saka, an ablaut variant of sœkja, sǿkja (“to look for, search, seek”) (from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to look for, seek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh2g- (“to follow; to seek out, trace”)). Verb senses 1.2 (“to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something”), 1.3 (“to search for and steal (something) as plunder”), and 2.2 (“to search for and steal things”) are probably influenced by sack (“to pillage, to plunder”). The noun is derived from the verb. cognates * Middle Low German rānsāken, rantsāken * Old Danish randsage, ransage (modern Danish ransage) * Old Swedish ransaka (modern Swedish rannsaka)

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: претърсвам (pretǎrsvam) — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Bulgarian: претършувам (pretǎršuvam) — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Chinese Mandarin: 洗劫 (xǐjié) — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Danish: ransage — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Finnish: koluta — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Finnish: penkoa — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• French: fouiller — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• German: durchwühlen — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Hungarian: felforgat — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Irish: tiomsaigh — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Italian: rovistare — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Latin: pervēnor — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Polish: przeszukiwać — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Polish: przeszukać — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Polish: przetrząsać — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Polish: przetrząsnąć — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Scottish Gaelic: rannsaich — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Spanish: escudriñar — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Spanish: esculcar — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Spanish: escurcar — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Spanish: revolver — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Swedish: rannsaka — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Tagalog: halungkat — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Tagalog: halughog — (transitive) to search (a place, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray
• Bulgarian: ограбвам (ograbvam) — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Chinese Mandarin: 掠夺 (lüèduó) — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Danish: plyndre — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Dutch: plunderen — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Finnish: rosvota — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Finnish: ryöstää — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• French: mettre à sac — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• French: saccager — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• German: plündern — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Hungarian: kifoszt — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Italian: saccheggiare — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Latin: dīripiō — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Latin: expīlō — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Latin: praedor — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Māori: pāhuahua — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Māori: pāhua — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Māori: muru (-a) — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Polish: plądrować — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Polish: splądrować — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Romanian: prăda — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Spanish: arramblar — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Spanish: arramplar — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Spanish: desvalijar — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Spanish: saquear — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Tagalog: dambong — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Tagalog: kulimbat — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Ottoman Turkish: چاپوللامق (çapullamak) — (transitive) to search (someone, or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; (intransitive) to search for and steal things
• Finnish: ryövätä — to search for and steal (something) as plunder
• Polish: plądrować — to search for and steal (something) as plunder
• Polish: splądrować — to search for and steal (something) as plunder