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   erect

   /ɪˈrɛkt/

   adjective

   • 1. rigidly upright or straight: "she stood erect with her arms by her sides" Similar uprightbolt uprightstraightverticalperpendicularplumbstanding uprampantbristlingstanding up (on end)uprightOpposite bentflaccidflat
   • ▪ (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) enlarged and rigid, especially in sexual excitement. Similar engorgedenlargedswollentumescenthardrigidstifffirmOpposite limp

   verb

   • 1. put together and set upright (a building, wall, or other structure): "the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century" Similar buildconstructput upassembleput togetherfabricateformmanufactureassembleput upset upset uprightfit togetherput togetherpiece togetherpitchpositionfix in positionplacelocateOpposite demolishdismantle
   • ▪ create or establish (a theory or system): "the party that erected the welfare state" Similar establishformset upput in placefoundinstituteinitiateformulatedevisecreateorganizeframeOpposite break up

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin erect- ‘set up’, from the verb erigere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + regere ‘to direct’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. erectable adjective
   • 2. erectly adverb
   • 3. erectness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does it mean to erect a house?

   • If you erect a house, you build it. If you stand erect, you hold your body as tall as possible. Erect comes from the Latin word erectus, meaning “upright, elevated, lofty” or “eager, alert, aroused.” Erect is a verb, as in, it will take you years to erect your replica of the Eiffel Tower using only gum and toothpicks.

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   What is the meaning of erect?

   • 1. upright and straight in position or posture: to sit erect. 2. raised or directed upward or outward: a dog with ears erect. 3. (of an organ or part) in a state of physiological erection. 4. (of a plant part) vertical throughout: an erect stem. 5. Optics. (of an image) having the same position as the object; not inverted.

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   What does Erec mean?

   • erigir, construir, erguer… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ERECT meaning: 1. to build a building, wall, or other structure: 2. to raise something to a vertical position…. Learn more.

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   What is the meaning of erect stance?

   • 1. upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning: an erect stance. 2. (General Physics) (of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted 3. (Physiology) physiol (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement 4.

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   ERECT definition: 1. to build a building, wall, or other structure: 2. to raise something to a vertical position…. Learn more.

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     ERECT meaning: 1. to build a building, wall, or other...

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   • Erect Spanish Translation

     ERECT translate: erigir, erecto/ta [masculine-feminine],...

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     ERECT translate: 똑바로 선. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     ERECT translate: 建造, 建立;建造, 使竖直, 竖立;使直立, （腰板）直的;昂首挺胸的,...

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   The meaning of ERECT is vertical in position; also : not spread out or decumbent. How to use erect in a sentence.

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   upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning. an erect stance. 2. (of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted. 3. physiology. (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement. 4.

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   Erect definition: upright in position or posture. See examples of ERECT used in a sentence.

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   ERECT meaning: 1. to build a building, wall, or other structure: 2. to raise something to a vertical position…. Learn more.

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   1. upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning: an erect stance. 2. (General Physics) (of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted. 3. (Physiology) physiol (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement. 4.

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   Erect means "build" or "upright." If you erect a house, you build it. If you stand erect, you hold your body as tall as possible. Erect comes from the Latin word erectus, meaning “upright, elevated, lofty” or “eager, alert, aroused.”