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rejig.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/General-American
  1. To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.

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

    UK · dated · transitive
  3. To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve.

    UK · transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/General-American
  1. A rearrangement, a reorganization.

    UK · transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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