Hyphenation of ransack

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ransack? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ran-sack

Definitions of ransack:

1.	Steal goods Take as spoils During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
2.	Search thoroughly They combed the area for the missing child

Synonyms of ransack:

verb	plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, pillage, foray, take
verb	comb, search

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