Rerigs

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To rearrange or adjust rigging or equipment again, typically on a ship or stage; to prepare or set up anew after initial installation; to modify or reset structural supports or gear for improved function
2. The act of restaging or modifying setups, such as sails or technical implements, after an original configuration; the process of altering established fittings for efficiency or adaptation; revising previously arranged rigging or apparatus to suit new conditions
3. Reconfiguring or resetting mechanical or nautical devices once more for optimal use; making subsequent adjustments to structural layouts or suspended gear; the practice of reorganizing linked components or systems after initial assembly

Etymology: "Rerigs" is the third-person singular present form of "rerig," meaning to set up something again, and it is built from the prefix "re-," meaning again, attached to "rig." The "-s" simply marks the present tense for "he," "she," or "it," so "rerigs" is the form of the verb "rerig" that a sentence needs when its subject is singular. "Rig" is the base that carries the meaning. In English it has long meant to fit out or equip a ship with its masts, sails, and rigging, and from there it broadened to arranging or setting up almost any apparatus or structure. Adding "re-" produces the sense of repeating that arrangement, so to rerig something is to fit it out or assemble it once more, often after it has been taken down, damaged, or moved.

Synonyms: rigs again, reassembles, restructures, reinstalls