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erect
[ih-rekt]
adjective
upright in position or posture.
to stand or sit erect.
Synonyms: ,raised or directed upward.
a dog with ears erect.
Botany.vertical throughout; not spreading or declined.
an erect stem;
an erect leaf or ovule.
Heraldry.
(of a charge) represented vertically, following the line of a pale.
a sword erect.
(of an animal or part of an animal) represented upright.
a boar's head erect.
Optics.(of an image) having the same position as the object; not inverted.
verb (used with object)
to erect a house.
Synonyms: , , ,to raise and set in an upright or vertical position.
to erect a telegraph pole.
to set up or establish, as an institution; found.
to bring about; cause to come into existence.
to erect barriers to progress.
Geometry.to draw or construct (a line or figure) upon a given line, base, or the like.
to form or create legally (usually followed byinto ).
to erect a territory into a state.
Optics.to change (an inverted image) to the normal position.
Machinery.to assemble; make ready for use.
verb (used without object)
to become erect; stand up or out.
erect
/ ɪˈɛ /
adjective
upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning
an erect stance
(of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted
physiol (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement
(of plant parts) growing vertically or at right angles to the parts from which they arise
verb
to put up; construct; build
to raise to an upright position; lift up
to erect a flagpole
to found or form; set up
(also intr) physiol to become or cause to become firm or rigid by filling with blood
to hold up as an ideal; exalt
optics to change (an inverted image) to an upright position
to draw or construct (a line, figure, etc) on a given line or figure, esp at right angles to it
Other 51Թ Forms
- erectable adjective
- erectly adverb
- erectness noun
- nonerecting adjective
- preerect verb (used with object)
- reerect verb (used with object)
- semierect adjective
- semierectly adverb
- semierectness noun
- suberect adjective
- suberectly adverb
- suberectness noun
- unerect adjective
- ˈٲ adjective
- ˈٱ adverb
- ˈٲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of erect1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Strikers took to the streets, occupied railroad depots, often with their families, waved signs, and erected tents and hastily constructed shanties.
He reminded the jury Marten had told them the couple had erected their tent in a "sheltered area with a fallen tree".
First erected when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union, the 23m-tall monument towered over the city of Osh for 50 years before it was quietly removed this week.
One financial advantage the 2028 Games will enjoy over previous Olympics is that there’s no need to erect any massive, ridiculously expensive new stadiums or arenas.
Later in the day tents erected as part of the base area for investigators started to be taken down.
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