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to configure

to configure

47 5.2
To change the settings of a device like a computer for a specific use
  • verb
  • /kənˈfɪɡjʊr/
translation icon : configurar
  • After purchasing the new router, I had to configure the settings before it would work properly.
  • configure a system
  • configure a computer
  • configured automatically

Yeah, this space is currently being configured.

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Examples

  • Just think of the power of having consumers realize that they can configure what they want.

    Academic text (1999)
  • This is also a good time to configure your m.two RAID.

  • Help me configure the engine.

  • We'll need an extra day to configure the weapon, then it's all yours.

  • Attach and configure a transceiver to the top.

  • The data acquisition system was configured to record three channels of data simultaneously.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The experimental task was completed using personal computers, configured in a laboratory environment.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Can we configure our instrument to pick up a low-frequency RF scan?

  • Often external software or "helper applications" need to be configured to your web browser for complete functionality.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The unit has a variety of applications, and the remote controller can be configured using Emerson's Roclink 800 software.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to set up
vsto configure
983 2.7

To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use

focuses more on arranging for a specific purpose rather than on assembly
to set
vsto configure
622 1.0

To prepare something for use or an event

is more targeted arranging systems to meet exact requirements rather than general readiness
to config
vsto configure
  • Jargon
6.2

To change the settings of a program or device

is broader and covers arranging systems to meet particular requirements not only adjusting settings

Antonyms

64 4.2

Take something apart into separate pieces

To take something apart into separate pieces

How Thorough

overhaul
73 5.1
to customize
  • US
65 3.7
to configure
47 5.2
to adjust
317 2.7
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

configure infinitive
configured past
configured past participle
configuring present participle
configures third person singular

Morphology

configure = figure (semi-transparent) = con + figure

Formed by prefixing 'con-' to 'figure'; the meaning 'set up/arrange' is related to but somewhat shifted from 'figure' and may not be immediately obvious to learners.

Etymology

The word configure comes from the parts con- meaning 'together' and figura meaning 'shape', and it is like the English word figure, which is a shape or form. So, to configure something is to 'shape together' its parts, that is, to arrange or set it up for a particular use.