Configurating

/kənˈfɪɡjəreɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The present participle of configurate; the process of arranging or shaping something into a particular form.

Etymology

From configurate + -ing participle suffix. Like 'configurated,' this is archaic or rare compared to 'configuring' from the more common 'configure.'

Kelly Says

While 'configurating' is technically correct grammatically, it sounds clunky compared to 'configuring,' which shows how some words, though regular and logical, just feel unnatural to speakers and get replaced by simpler alternatives.

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