CONFIDING
Con*fid"ing, a.
Defn: That confides; trustful; unsuspicious.
— Con*fid"ing*ly, adv.
— Con*fid"ing*ness, n.
CONFIGURATE Con*fig"ur*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. configuratus, p.p. of configurare to form or after; con- + figurare to form, figura form. See Figure.]
Defn: To take form or position, as the parts of a complex structure;
to agree with a pattern.
Known by the name of uniformity; Where pyramids to pyramids relate
And the whole fabric doth configurate. Jordan.
CONFIGURATION
Con*fig`u*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. configuratio.]
1. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure. It is the variety of configurations [of the mouth] . . . which gives birth and origin to the several vowels. Harris.
2. (Astrol.)
Defn: Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time. They [astrologers] undertook . . . to determine the course of a man's character and life from the configuration of the stars at the moment of his birth. Whewell.
CONFIGURE
Con*fig"ure, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Configured; p.pr. & vb.n.
Configuring.] Etym: [L. configurare: cf. F. configurer. See
Configurate.]
Defn: To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape.
Bentley.