rig

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /rɪɡ/ UK /rɪɡ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to manipulate dishonestly, or to assemble equipment and apparatus

They were accused of trying to rig the election results.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to manipulate dishonestly,... manipulate fix tamper assemble equip outfit fit

Word family

Derived forms riggedriggingrigger

Related forms riggingoutrig

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Norwegian rigga ('to bind, wrap, rig'); originally a nautical term for fitting out a ship.

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# rig

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /rɪɡ/
**IPA (UK):** /rɪɡ/

## Meanings
1. to manipulate dishonestly, or to assemble equipment and apparatus

## Examples
- They were accused of trying to rig the election results.

## Synonyms
- manipulate
- fix
- tamper
- assemble
- equip
- outfit
- fit

## Derived Forms
- rigged
- rigging
- rigger

## Related Forms
- rigging
- outrig

## Etymology
Of uncertain origin, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Norwegian rigga ('to bind, wrap, rig'); originally a nautical term for fitting out a ship.

## AI Etymology
Rig is of uncertain origin, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Norwegian rigga ('to bind, wrap, rig'); originally a nautical term for fitting out a ship. The quoted older sense, "to bind, wrap, rig," supplies the immediate semantic anchor for rig. In present English it is used as a verb, "to manipulate dishonestly, or to assemble equipment and apparatus". English derivatives include rigged, rigging, and rigger; related English forms include rigging and outrig. The result is a verb and noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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