RANSACK


Meaning of RANSACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈran-ˌsak, (ˌ)ran-ˈ ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann house + -saka (akin to Old English sēcan to seek) — more at seek

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : to search thoroughly

b. : to examine closely and carefully

2. : to search through to commit robbery : plunder

• ran·sack·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.