configures
Adjusts the settings
Configures means sets up or arranges something to work in a particular way.
The word appears most often with technology—you configure software, hardware, or system settings to match your needs: I configured the router to block certain websites.
More broadly, to configure is to shape or arrange components into a working whole: The furniture can be configured in several ways.
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- personalizesAdapts for individual use
- modifiesChanges partially
- adaptsModifies to suit circumstances
- tweaksMinor modifications
adjusts · fine-tunes · optimizes · reconfigures · alters · transforms · refines · calibrates
Puts into systematic order
- ordersInstructions to obey
- sequencesOrdered sets of elements
- alignsArranges into proper position
- structuresOrganized physical constructions
positions · arrays · systematizes · sorts · groups · categorizes · classifies · layouts
Prepares or establishes
- initializesSets to starting state
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- deploysPositions for use
- installsPuts into service
implements · activates · parameters · settings · preferences · options · defaults · permissions
tailors
Clothing alteration professionals
- personalizesAdapts for individual use
- modifiesChanges partially
- adaptsModifies to suit circumstances
tweaks · adjusts · fine-tunes · optimizes · reconfigures · alters · transforms · refines · calibrates · programs
organizes
Puts into systematic order
structures · positions · arrays · systematizes · sorts · groups · categorizes · classifies · layouts · assembles
sets up
Prepares or establishes
- initializesSets to starting state
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- deploysPositions for use
installs · implements · activates · parameters · settings · preferences · options · defaults · permissions · profiles
configuresresets
Restores to initial state
factory resets · reverts · defaults · restores · wipes
configuresdismantles
Takes something apart systematically
disassembles · disorganizes · disorders · deconstructs · scrambles
configuresignores
Refuses to acknowledge
neglects · leaves alone · abandons · disregards · overlooks
- R/S configurationChirality naming convention
- system configurationOperational parameters and arrangement
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