Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONFIGURE
v.t.[L., to form, figure. ] To form; to dispose in a certain form, figure or shape.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONFIGURE
Con *fig "ure, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Configured; p.pr. & vb. n.Configuring.] Etym: [L. configurare: cf. F. configurer. See Configurate. ]
Defn: To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape. Bentley.
New American Oxford Dictionary
configure
con fig ure |kənˈfigyər kənˈfɪɡjər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] shape or put together in a particular form or configuration: two of the aircraft will be configured as VIP transports. • Computing arrange or order (a computer system or an element of it ) so as to fit it for a designated task: expanded memory can be configured as a virtual drive. DERIVATIVES con fig ur a ble adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the Latin sense ): from Latin configurare ‘shape after a pattern, ’ from con- ‘together ’ + figurare ‘to shape ’ (from figura ‘shape or figure ’).
Oxford Dictionary
configure
con |fig ¦ure |kənˈfɪgə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] arrange or put together in a particular form or configuration: two of the aircraft will be configured as VIP transports. • Computing arrange or order (a computer system or an element of it ) so as to fit it for a designated task: the memory can be configured as a virtual drive. DERIVATIVES configurable adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the Latin sense ): from Latin configurare ‘shape after a pattern ’, from con- ‘together ’ + figurare ‘to shape ’ (from figura ‘shape or figure ’).
French Dictionary
configurer
configurer v. tr. verbe transitif informatique Donner une structure, une organisation aux éléments d ’un système informatique, en préciser les paramètres. : Configurer un ordinateur. aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
configure
con fig ure /kənfɪ́ɡjə r |-fɪ́ɡə /動詞 他動詞 〘コンピュ 〙〈システムなど 〉を (周辺機器で )構成する, 配列する ; 環境設定する .