configure

[kuh n-fig-yer]

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verb (used with object), con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing.

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.

Computers.

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.
to set up (a software program or device) for a particular computer, computer system, or task: to configure the printer for a wireless network.

Origin of configure

back formation from configuration

Related formscon·fig·ur·a·ble, adjectivepre·con·fig·ure, verb (used with object), pre·con·fig·ured, pre·con·fig·ur·ing.

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Related Words for configure

construct, compose, form, pattern, shape, design, build, arrange

Examples from the Web for configure

Contemporary Examples of configure

Click it, click settings, click “configure inbox” and unclick all those tabs that Google enabled for you.
Gmail Priority Inbox Freakout: Calm Down, Guys, Opting Out Is Easy
Winston Ross
July 23, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for configure

configure

verb (tr)

to arrange or organize

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

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Word Origin and History for configure

late 14c., from Latin configurare "to fashion after a pattern," from con- "together" (see com-) + figurare "to form, shape," from figura "a shape, form, figure" (see figure (n.)).