configurate

transitive verb

con·​fig·​u·​rate

-ˌrāt,

usually -āt+V

-ed/-ing/-s

: to give or assign a form to : fashion, shape, form

Word History

Etymology

Latin configuratus, past participle of configurare to form from or after, from com- + figurare to form, from figura figure

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