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`con· fig· ure | \ kən-ˈfi-gyər
`configured; configuring
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` , especially British -ˈfi-gə \
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`transitive verb
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`: to set up for operation especially in a particular way a fighter plane configured for the Malaysian air force
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`The instructions tell you how to configure the kit correctly. The plane is configured for military use.
`Recent Examples on the Web Moving forward, staff will be able to configure the app’s content — including access
`to the library’s social media platforms and posts — as needed. — Carissa D. Lamkahouan, Houston Chronicle,
`"New mobile app aims to keep Friendswood library patrons happy," 11 Nov. 2019 With the purchase, Vallas
`inherited four single-aisle Embraer ERJ-145 jets, each with 50 economy seats configured with double seats on the
`right side of the plane, and single seats on the left. — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, "California Pacific
`Airlines Set to Fly in November," 29 Aug. 2018
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`First Known Use of configure
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`1677, in the meaning defined above
`History and Etymology for configure
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`Middle English configuren (as past participle configurid) "to model on, conform to," borrowed from Middle
`French & Latin; Middle French configurer "to compare, form," borrowed from Latin configūrāre "to mold,
`shape," from con- con- + figūrāre "to shape, form, make a likeness of" — more at figure entry 2
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