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rejig

verb
/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/UK/ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/US

Etymology

The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”). The noun is derived from the verb.

  1. derived from gigue — “a fiddle”
  2. inherited from gyge — “fiddle”
  3. prefixed as rejig — “re + jig”

Definitions

  1. To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable…

    To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.

    • The rejigged visiting defence was quickly under pressure, Dean Shiels played a neat one-two with Zdenek Kroca and only a brave Peter Enckelman save at the feet of the Northern Irishman prevented an opening goal.
    • They simply cannot deliver what they promised. Nor will an affronted, alienated Brussels help them do so. Rejigged single market access? Forget it.

  2. To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery

    To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery; to reequip, to refit.

  3. To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A rearrangement, a reorganization.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA