configure
verb (used with object)
to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose.
configured
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past participleof configure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof configure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
configureverb (used with object)to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose.
Example Sentences
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The models, which included GPT-5.6 Sol, were configured for evaluation to be less likely to refuse hacking commands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
High Park Farm also looms large in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Exhibit, with a whole section configured to look like the inside of their farmhouse: wood paneling, quaint lighting, faux windows.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Qantas said it would take delivery of 12 aircraft in total, each configured with 238 seats across four cabins.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Then those adjustments would be brought back to the product team and configured so that every customer could benefit from that innovation in the field.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026
The incentives of the real-estate business, as currently configured, plainly encourage some agents to act against the best interests of their customers.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
