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ransack

verb

/ˈræn.sæk/

Meaning

to search a place roughly and steal or damage things

Burglars ransacked the house while the family was away.

plunder, loot, pillage, ravage, rob

protect, guard, secure

ransack a house, ransack the office, ransack for valuables

To cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition.

to praise excessively or insincerely to gain favor

to express words or text in another language

to criticize or scold sharply; to express disapproval

to offset or counteract the effect of something

To go beyond the range or limits of; to surpass or exceed.