configurate

verb, adj — 4 senses

configurate

verb

Etymology First attested in 1566; borrowed from Latin cōnfigūrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnfigūrō (“to form or alter”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of configure.

1

Obsolete To configure; to arrange or shape.

2

Obsolete To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.

  • Where Pyramids to Pyramids relate / And the whole fabrick doth configurate.a. 1685, Thomas Jordan, A Defence for Musick in its Practique and Theorick, Dedicated to all Lovers of Harmony, but more especially to the much honored Mr. JOHN ROGERS:

configurate

adj

Etymology First attested in 1566; borrowed from Latin cōnfigūrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnfigūrō (“to form or alter”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of configure.

1

Astrology, Human sciences, Mysticism, Philosophy, Sciences Obsolete Associated in configuration

2

Obsolete, As a participle Configurated.

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