Definition of configure
configured
;configuring
transitive verb
: to set up for operation especially in a particular way a fighter plane configured for the Malaysian air force
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Examples of configure in a Sentence
The instructions tell you how to configure the kit correctly.
The plane is configured for military use.
Recent Examples of configure from the Web
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Work still needs to be done to configure track locations from the existing tracks that head to Penn Station and create a split toward the new destination.
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Work still needs to be done to configure track locations from the existing tracks that head to Penn Station and create a split toward the new destination.
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City officials declined to answer further questions on the cost of re-configuring the new lanes, or why the issue of fire truck access was not addressed before the project was approved and undertaken.
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Dana’s portfolio was also configured similarly, but in recent years her portfolio has remained moderate while John and Jill have downshifted to a less aggressive 50 percent high-risk allocation.
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But environmental groups and city officials have struggled over the last two years to reach consensus on how many nearby acres should be restored to marshland and how they should be configured.
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They can be configured to accommodate a single traveler, a pair of vacationing friends, or a party of six — each with their own bed, without any added fees.
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To power up the Ocean Medallion project onshore, demolition work began earlier this month at Terminal 2 to configure it with new computing devices, sensors, cables, portals and access points.
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Networks that currently use bridging technologies such as Teredo or 6to4 that allow IPv4 systems to handle IPv6 traffic are particularly vulnerable, since they’re often configured to work traffic around a firewall, Klein says.
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First Known Use of configure
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CONFIGURE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of configure for English Language Learners
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: to arrange or prepare (something) so that it can be used
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