CONFIGURE

configure

(verb) set up for a particular purpose; “configure my new computer”; “configure a plane for a combat mission”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

configure (third-person singular simple present configures, present participle configuring, simple past and past participle configured)

(transitive) 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

Source: Wiktionary


Con*fig"ure, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Configured; p.pr. & vb.n. Configuring.] Etym: [L. configurare: cf. F. configurer. See Configurate.]

Definition: To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape. Bentley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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