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ransack
[/ˈrænsæk/]
verb
saquear
1.
to search through a place hurriedly or roughly, often causing disorder
The thieves ransacked the house looking for valuables.
Os ladrões saquearam a casa procurando por objetos de valor.
2.
to plunder or rob a place violently
The invading army ransacked the village.
O exército invasor saqueou a aldeia.
NYC Slang
tear up, flip through, toss the place
Synonyms
plunder
loot
pillage
raid
search
rummage
despoil
Antonyms
restore
organize
arrange
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
saquear
most common usage
Brazil
revistar
when referring to searching roughly through belongings
Brazil
vasculhar
informal for searching disruptively
Portugal
saquear
standard usage, also 'pilhar'
Related Idioms & Phrases
ransack one's brain
ransack someone's memory
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