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 newly configured districts passed by Texas redrew all three, potentially “cracking” racially diverse communities while preserving white-majority districts, legal scholars said.

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The rounds can be configured for different uses: They can be packed with highly explosive material, use precision guided systems, pierce armor or produce high fragmentation, the AP said.

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Parents also have tools, including the ability to configure settings on streaming accounts to try to shield children from inappropriate content.

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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.

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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.

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Related Words

• construct