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con·fig·ure  (kn-fgyr)

tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures

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.

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[Middle English configuren, from Old French configurer, from Latin cnfigrre : com-, com- + figrre, to form (from figra, shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).]

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configure - set up for a particular purpose; "configure my new computer"; "configure a plane for a combat mission" assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"