configurare

to configure

verb kon-fee-goo-RAH-reh Rare

Also means

to set up

Usage Note

Configurare is a regular first-conjugation verb used primarily in technical contexts: configurare un dispositivo ('to set up a device'). In legal or philosophical registers it can mean 'to constitute' or 'to amount to', as in configurare un reato ('to constitute a criminal offence'). It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Devo configurare il nuovo router."

Natural Translation

I need to configure the new router.

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