configure
verb
con·fig·ure
| \ kən-ˈfi-gyər
, especially British -ˈfi-gə\
, especially British -ˈfi-gə\
configured;
configuring
Definition of configure
: to set up for operation especially in a particular way
a fighter plane configured for the Malaysian air force
Examples of configure in a Sentence
The instructions tell you how to configure the kit correctly.
The plane is configured for military use.
Recent Examples on the Web
The parking for the new project will be above ground and is going to be configured in such a way that the parking structure could someday be converted to residential units should people drive fewer cars as time passes, Burroughs said. — George Avalos, The Mercury News, "Downtown San Jose gas station is bought, hundreds of homes planned," 5 Aug. 2019 Caltabiano said that too often, dispensaries are configured in a way that doesn’t give customers a space to learn about and interact with the products before deciding whether to purchase them. — Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, "Cresco Labs changes name, look of dispensaries as recreational marijuana sales near. ‘We want this store to fit in the retail corridors.’," 29 July 2019 Some older buildings have bathrooms that are configured in odd shapes or done up in loud colors. — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, "Fixes for your tragic rental bathroom that don’t involve construction," 18 July 2019 Buying Heroku put it in the business of providing developers, particularly smaller ones, with the technical underpinning to run their own apps without having to buy and configure servers in the cloud. — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "Salesforce’s biggest deals: What, why and how much," 10 June 2019 This year, the website DataBreaches.net said a security researcher discovered an FTP server was configured in a similar manner and accidentally exposed the details of more than 200,000 patients. — Jack Gillum And Jeff Kao, Ars Technica, "File-sharing software on state election servers could expose them to intruders," 5 Nov. 2018 Any room or restaurant can be easily configured to accept an MLB or NBA bet, all while taking action on the horses. — Jeremy Fuchs, SI.com, "After Winning Its Sports Betting Battle, New Jersey Is Ready to Flip the Switch," 14 May 2018 Both the new flights initially will be operated on planes configured in merger partner Virgin America's seating layout. — Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY, "Alaska Airlines adds new NYC route amid Virgin America integration," 4 Apr. 2018 The bomb experts, one an FBI agent, and one hired by the defense, agreed Sayoc’s packages were not configured to explode. — Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com, "Man who mailed explosive devices to Democrats, CNN gets 20-year sentence," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'configure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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configure
verb
English Language Learners Definition of configure
technical
: to arrange or prepare (something) so that it can be used
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