configure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb set up for a particular purpose
    • configure my new computer
    • configure a plane for a combat mission

WordNet

Con*fig"ure transitive verb
Etymology
L. configurare: cf. F. configurer. See Configurate.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Configured ; present participle & verbal noun Configuring
Definitions
  1. To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape. Bentley.

Webster 1913