configure

[kuhn-fig-yer]

verb (used with object)

configured, configuring 

1. to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose.

   The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.

2. Computers.

   1. to put together (a computer or computer system) by supplying, arranging, or connecting a specific set of internal or external components.

      My next laptop will be configured for gaming with a fast processor and lots of memory.

   2. to set up (a software program or device) for a particular computer, computer system, or task.

      to configure the printer for a wireless network.

configure

/ ˌkənˈfɪɡə /

verb

1. to arrange or organize

2. computing to set up (a piece of hardware or software) as required

Other Word Forms

• configurable adjective
• preconfigure verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of configure¹

Back formation from configuration

Example Sentences

The same fixed-wing model can be configured for medical transport or passenger travel with up to five seats, and this June it undertook the first electric demonstration flight carrying passengers into New York's JFK airport.

From BBC

The former Wrexham MP said she cannot stand for the Conservatives, citing the party's "configured selection process" which gives priority to sitting Members of the Senedd.

From BBC

And speaking of folly, the U.S. military as it’s configured today is remarkably similar to the force I joined in 1985.

From Salon

Representations of the religious teacher started out as nearly abstract symbols a few thousand years ago — a starburst shape inside a spiraling whorl, for example, which configures an emanation of light within an eternal flow.

From Los Angeles Times

Under the Codes, algorithms must also be configured to filter out harmful content from children's feeds and recommendations.

From BBC

Related Words

• construct