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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 51Թ 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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of erect1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
Eventually the group received enough donations to erect three canopies, where it stored food, clothing and medical supplies.
Even as more professional rescue and military teams arrive and floodlights are erected, there seems little chance of finding many survivors.
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