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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In addition, the astronauts configured their cameras and practiced the observations scheduled for Monday’s flyby of the moon, when the capsule will pass about 4,000 miles from our ssatellite.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
The MacBook Air in this test is $1,300, while the XPS 14 configured with the Intel Core Ultra 7 355 starts at $1,700.
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In recent months, that approach has put the Pentagon at odds with Anthropic, the Silicon Valley company behind Claude, the only AI chatbot that is currently configured to operate on the Maven Smart System.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The cabin can seat up to 19 passengers, but is often configured with eight to 12 seats for a roomier feel.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
The MacBook Air in this test is $1,300, while the XPS 14 configured with the Intel Core Ultra 7 355 starts at $1,700.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
In recent months, that approach has put the Pentagon at odds with Anthropic, the Silicon Valley company behind Claude, the only AI chatbot that is currently configured to operate on the Maven Smart System.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The cabin can seat up to 19 passengers, but is often configured with eight to 12 seats for a roomier feel.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Configure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/configure. Accessed 8 Apr. 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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