| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war: depredate, despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, rape, ravage, sack2, spoliate, strip1. Archaic : harrow, spoil. See CRIMES, GIVE. 2. To make a thorough search of: comb, forage, rummage, scour1. Slang : shake down. Idioms: beat the bushes, leave no stone unturned, look (or search) high and low, look (or search) up and down, turn inside out, turn upside down. See INVESTIGATE.
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