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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 Word 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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of erect1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
On Monday, the White House erected a line of placards around its lawn featuring the images of 100 people taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Following the crash, a police cordon was erected around the scene and part of the road was temporarily closed.
Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park.
A visitor centre is a focal point, near to where a handful of memorial stones and crosses have been erected.
Private buyers or public entities such as Los Angeles County have picked up some downtown office towers at “huge discounts” compared with what it would cost to erect similar new buildings, Zanetos said.
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