Configure meaning
To construct or arrange in a certain way.
verb
To configure is to set something up, arrange something in a particular way, or fix something up for a particular purpose.
When you set up all of your computer preferences to work for you, this is an example of when you configure your computer.
verb
To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking.
verb
To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses.
A military vehicle that was configured for rough terrain; configured the computer by setting the system's parameters.
verb
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Origin of configure
- Middle English configuren from Old French configurer from Latin cōnfigūrāre com- com- figūrāre to form (from figūra shape dheigh- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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