Definition
To search through something roughly or violently, often stealing things; to pillage or plunder.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'rannsaka,' combining 'rann' (house) and 'saka' (to search). It originally meant to search a house during a raid, eventually broadening to mean any thorough, often violent search.
Kelly Says
The word traveled from Scandinavian Vikings who 'ransacked' European villages, through Middle English, and into modern usage—showing how some words carry the cultural memory of the people who created them, literally preserving historical activities in our vocabulary.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
deursoek
deur-SOEK
BGБългарски
претърсвам
pre-tar-SVAM
BNবাংলা
লুটপাট করা
lut-paṭ ko-ra
CACatalà
saquejar
sa-ke-JAR
CSČeština
prohledat
pro-HLE-dat
DADansk
gennemsøge
gen-nem-SOE-ge
DEDeutsch
durchsuchen
durkh-ZU-khen
ELΕλληνικά
λεηλατώ
le-i-la-TO
ESEspañol
saquear
sa-ke-AR
ETEesti
läbi otsima
LAE-bi o-TI-ma
EUEuskara
harrapatu
har-ra-PA-tu
FAفارسی
غارت کردن
ghaarat kar-dan
FISuomi
ryöstää
RYOES-taa
FRFrançais
saccager
sa-ka-ZHAY
GLGalego
saquear
sa-ke-AR
HRHrvatski
pretražiti
pre-TRA-zhi-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
menggeledah
meng-ge-le-DAH
ITItaliano
saccheggiare
sak-ked-JA-re
LTLietuvių
apiplėšti
a-pi-PLE-sh-ti
LVLatviešu
izlaupīt
iz-lau-PEET
MSBahasa Melayu
merompak
me-ROM-pak
MYမြန်မာ
လုယက်သည်
lu-yet-thi
NLNederlands
doorzoeken
DOR-zo-ken
NONorsk
ransake
ran-SA-ke
PLPolski
przeszukać
pshe-SHU-kach
PTPortuguês
saquear
sa-ke-AR
RORomână
a jefui
a zhe-FUI
RUРусский
обыскивать
o-BIS-ki-vať
SKSlovenčina
prehľadať
pre-HLYA-dat
SLSlovenščina
preiskati
pre-is-KA-ti
SRСрпски
претражити
pre-tra-zhi-ti
SVSvenska
plundra
PLUN-dra
SWKiswahili
tafuta kwa ukali
ta-FU-ta kwa u-KA-li
TAதமிழ்
சூறையாடு
soo-rai-yaa-du
TEతెలుగు
దోచుకొను
do-chu-ko-nu
TRTürkçe
yağmalamak
yaag-ma-la-MAK
UKУкраїнська
обшукувати
ob-shu-KU-va-ty
VITiếng Việt
cướp bóc
cuop boc