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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With no heavy customization required, businesses can configure systems to their unique needs and go live in weeks—not months.
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Leslie Milne, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
That's the advantage AMD is trying to press with the new Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics cards, which at $299 and $349 for 8GB and 16GB are both priced and configured to comprehensively undercut Nvidia's RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti.
—ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
In both instances, Ukraine and Israel carried out meticulous operations that took more than a year to configure and made their respective enemies question their own national security and defenses.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 2 June 2025
The Mountain West will be configured as one 12-team conference for the third straight season, with the top two finishers meeting Dec. 5 in the conference championship game.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
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Leslie Milne, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
That's the advantage AMD is trying to press with the new Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics cards, which at $299 and $349 for 8GB and 16GB are both priced and configured to comprehensively undercut Nvidia's RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti.
—ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
In both instances, Ukraine and Israel carried out meticulous operations that took more than a year to configure and made their respective enemies question their own national security and defenses.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 2 June 2025
The Mountain West will be configured as one 12-team conference for the third straight season, with the top two finishers meeting Dec. 5 in the conference championship game.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
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“Configure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/configure. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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