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configure

Syllabification: (con·fig·ure)
Pronunciation: /kənˈfigyər/

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Definition of configure

verb

[with object]
  • shape or put together in a particular form or configuration:two of the aircraft will be configured as VIP transports
  • Computing arrange or order (a computer system or an element of it) so as to fit it for a designated task:expanded memory can be configured as a virtual drive

Derivatives

configurable

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English (in the Latin sense): from Latin configurare 'shape after a pattern', from con- 'together' + figurare 'to shape' (from figura 'shape or figure')

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