configure
verb
con·fig·ure
kən-ˈfi-gyər 
especially British -ˈfi-gə
configured; configuring
: 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.
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According to a demo that Leimer gave me, a user might create a three-stock watchlist panel, connect it to a live news feed and a chart, then configure the whole thing so that clicking a different ticker updates everything simultaneously.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
One of the additional bedrooms is currently configured as a children’s bunkroom.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
It is configured for roles like intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), contested logistics, border and coastal surveillance, maritime patrol, disaster response (Search & Rescue) and situational awareness missions for defense and government customers.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Once the software is configured, the company is far from finished.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
One of the additional bedrooms is currently configured as a children’s bunkroom.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
It is configured for roles like intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), contested logistics, border and coastal surveillance, maritime patrol, disaster response (Search & Rescue) and situational awareness missions for defense and government customers.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Once the software is configured, the company is far from finished.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for configure
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“Configure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/configure. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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configure
verb
con·fig·ure
kən-ˈfig-yər
configured; configuring
: to set up for operation especially in a particular way
ships configured for observation
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