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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 by into ):
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
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, adjective
- ˈٱ, adverb
- ˈٲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ··· adjective
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
- ԴDz···Բ adjective
- ·· verb (used with object)
- ·· verb (used with object)
- ··· adjective
- sem·i··· adverb
- sem·i···Ա noun
- ܲ·· adjective
- sub··· adverb
- sub···Ա noun
- ܲ·· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of erect1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But even accounting for the President's roll back, the US has still erected a massive protectionist tariff wall, not seen since the 1930s.
"There was scaffolding erected on the side of the house. I tried to find out if it was a particular scaffolding firm, but there was no phone number," Gert replied.
The Molly Malone statue was erected 37 years ago in tribute to a legendary Dublin woman who sold shellfish in the streets of the Irish capital.
The LGBTQ+ housing organization has built 10 other homes since it established the project in 2022 and is working on erecting more while developing the community green space at the corner of the neighborhood.
Here, it breaks the façade that McDonald’s Rose has had to erect to get through life.
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