verb
fix
Dishonestly arrange a desired result.
Officials discover that someone fixed the match.
Etymology
The Latin root means to fasten. Dishonest fixing makes an outcome effectively settled in advance, preventing the fair uncertainty that the contest or decision should have.
More examples
- The investigation focuses on attempts to fix the election.
- He refuses a bribe to fix the race.
- The organizers deny fixing the contest in favor of a friend.
Forms
fix · fixes · fixed · fixing
Similar words
- rig
- Also suggests secretly arranging an unfair outcome.
- manipulate
- Manipulate influences a process to one’s advantage; fix dishonestly predetermines its result.