erect

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. verb construct, build, or erect
  2. verb cause to rise up
  3. adjective upright in position or posture

Etymology

From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

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Synonyms

raise, rear, set up, put up

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