amañar

/amaˈɲaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
amaño
preterite (yo)
amañé
past participle
amañado

Meaning

  1. to rig

    • Amañaron las elecciones.

      They rigged the election.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

trucar

amañar and trucar both mean to rig something dishonestly, like an election or a match; trucar leans toward rigging through trickery or gadgetry.

Practice

1 What does amañar mean?

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