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adjective

upright in position or posture: to stand or sit erect.

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 palewise: 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 build; construct; raise: to erect a house.

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.

10.

Geometry. to draw or construct (a line or figure) upon a given line, base, or the like.

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11.

to form or create legally (usually followed by into): to erect a territory into a state.

12.

Optics. to change (an inverted image) to the normal position.

13.

Machinery. to assemble; make ready for use.

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verb (used without object)

14.

to become erect; stand up or out.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ērēctus raised up (past participle of ērigere), equivalent to ē- e- + reg- guide, direct (see royal) + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms

e·rect·a·ble, adjective

e·rect·ly, adverb

e·rect·ness, noun

non·e·rect·ing, adjective

pre·e·rect, verb (used with object)

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re·e·rect, verb (used with object)

self-e·rect·ed, adjective

sem·i·e·rect, adjective

sem·i·e·rect·ly, adverb

sem·i·e·rect·ness, noun

sub·e·rect, adjective

sub·e·rect·ly, adverb

sub·e·rect·ness, noun

un·e·rect, adjective

un·e·rect·ed, adjective

well-e·rect·ed, adjective

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Synonyms
1. standing, vertical. See upright. 6. upraise.

Antonyms
1. reclining.

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The penis can then be manipulated to an erect or non-erect position.

Erect posture, followed by brain expansion, made this necessary.

These generators are less and less expensive to erect.

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The penis can then be manipulated to an erect or non-erect position.

Erect posture, followed by brain expansion, made this necessary.

These generators are less and less expensive to erect.

Stout erect stem bears several branches with yellow daisylike flower heads.

They will erect a precautionary monument to you with a plaque that reads: my great-grandpa did this to us.

Erect plant with narrow, l more add to my plant list.

Nuclear plants also can take far longer to erect and create far fewer jobs.

The veins are unable to drain blood out of the penis and so the penis becomes rigid and erect.

The conference was so popular that the organisers had to erect a huge tent to take the overflow.

Slender, commonly branched, erect stems are topped with reddish-lavender flowers in loose coils.

He arches his palp, twitches his abdomen… standing erect.

Rose, lilac, or purple flowers in dense clusters on erect stems that stand well above leaves.

But when implanted in rabbits whose corpus cavernosa had been removed, the tissue failed to become erect.

The male condom is a thin cover that fits over a man's erect penis.

Or you can erect substantial barriers to trade with lower-wage countries.

Great blanketflower is an erect plant with clasping, dandelionlike leaves.

Plants are fleshy, erect or trailing, woody at base.

The first hit comes from the extra tons of steel and concrete necessary to keep it erect.

Place the condom on the head of the erect penis with the rolled up ring facing away from the penis related.

The rush to erect wind turbines has filled manufacturers' order-books for the next year or two.

Erect perennial with flat-topped clusters of bright orange-yellow, buttonlike flower heads.

Curly-tipped, erect blades form a clump of striking reddish bronze.

The rock star who'd prided himself on his accessibility began to erect walls.

Or you may provide your health care provider with pictures of the erect penis for evaluation.

As others erect paywalls, the audiences for free sites will probably grow.

The tallest native cottonwood, with open crown of erect branches and sticky, resinous buds with balsam odor.

Most feature drooping falls and erect to flaring more add to my plant list.

Erect no signs-your creations must speak for themselves.

It has been the custom in all civilized countries and ages to erect statues to commemorate the deeds and the virtues of the dead.

People must have gathered from far-flung settlements to erect the first known temples.

Erect stiff culms resist falling over in the rain and s more add to my plant list.

They're also quietly planning to erect mirror sites at other locations that can be activated if necessary.

There are two artifacts that to me are especially significant, a finger ring and a tool made to erect forts.

Curly-tipped, erect blades form a clump of strik more add to my plant list.

People walking with an erect gait produced footprints with nearly equal heel and toe depths, the team found.

Their muzzle is white, and they don an erect and dark mane that lines their large head and neck.

Many erect or slightly leaning stems carry many whorls of more add to my plant list.

Another idea is to erect a series of shields to defend against each of the dangerous technologies.

It becomes erect as a sign of submission to the dominant female-or to keep an undesired male from mating with them.

Old-fashioned favorites,with narrow gray-green leaves and profuse, erect spikes of fragrant flowers.

At the first hint of the herd's arrival, the dogs in the encampment leap to their feet, ears erect.

Most feature drooping falls and erect to flaring standards.

If approved, the legislation would also provide money to mark sections of the trail and erect displays to tell the story.

Erect a fence or build a wood frame to contain the pile, if necessary.

But child marriages are illegal, so the police erect roadblocks to stop the marriages and prevent people from attending.

We reach the rim by dusk and erect our tents, then stand on the edge and stare down into the crater.

Farmers use stone from the buildings to erect walls.

She had severe eyebrows, an erect bearing, and shiny black hair combed into a ponytail.

In the movie the characters erect part of an old parachute to make shade for themselves.

Others want to erect an enormous aviary over the three largest towers.

We saw five pups standing up high on a termite mound, ears round and erect.

Marrone failed to order the contractor to erect protective sidewalk sheds, as required by city law, investigators found.

The plants described here range from erect to sprawling.

And it is perhaps best equipped to erect the infrastructure needed to put the gas back in the ground.

One yard has a carved wooden totem pole and at certain times of year they erect a huge teepee as well.

China cannot erect the same barriers to the western countries because china does not have technology of its own.

Where zoning rarely allows camping for fear of contamination they are now willing to erect industrial operations.

He sat erect in a straight-backed armchair, elbows on arms, strong big-veined hands clasped in front of him.

If necessary they could erect a taller fence etc but castrating this poor animal is totally unjustified.

She alone can erect corporations, and raise and regulate fleets.

Paradoxically, firms sometimes decide for themselves to erect barriers that hinder their own exit from a market.

Pisarenko lifted the bar from the floor to his chest and stood erect.

Britain wants its banks to erect firewalls between their parts.

Its many-storied firs, each standing as slender and erect as the supports.

One way to protect tomatoes against this disease is to erect plastic-covered shelters over plants.

Ratner is pursuing plans to erect the world's tallest.

Its colors and handsome erect shape make it an outstanding container plant for autumn.

Signell, who wlll erect thereon a seven-story apartment house.

Having failed to erect a united front against cheap rentals, the studios are now muttering darkly about price increases.

The buyer, whose name is withheld, will erect two seven-story apartment houses on the lots.

Finally, an excuse to don ghoulish attire, erect a haunted house and scare my friends.

As part of the plan, tribespeople want to erect community and educational centers near the site and develop related ecotourism.

Hirschfeld will erect an apartment house on the plot.

One of the minarets still stands, and small portions of the wall are yet erect.

Devotees erect heavy steel frames called kavadi adorned with feathers and flowers, anchored into the skin with hooks and spears.

The buyer is a prominent merchant, who will erect a new structure on the site.

When you place a stone you should ask yourself if you can erect a wall on top of it.

Hundreds of people must have been required to carve and erect the.

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World English Dictionary

erect (ɪˈrɛkt)

—*adj*
1.	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.	physiol (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement
4.	(of plant parts) growing vertically or at right angles to the parts from which they arise

—vb
5.	to put up; construct; build
6.	to raise to an upright position; lift up: to erect a flagpole
7.	to found or form; set up
8.	(also intr) physiol to become or cause to become firm or rigid by filling with blood
9.	to hold up as an ideal; exalt
10.	optics to change (an inverted image) to an upright position
11.	to draw or construct (a line, figure, etc) on a given line or figure, esp at right angles to it

[C14: from Latin ērigere to set up, from regere to control, govern]

e'rectable

—*adj*

e'rectly

—*adv*

e'rectness

—n

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Word Origin & History

erect

late 14c., from L. erectus "upright," pp. of erigere "raise or set up," from e- "up" + regere "to direct, keep straight, guide" (see regal). Related: Erected; erecting.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

erect e·rect (ĭ-rěkt')
adj.

Being in or having a vertical, upright position.
Being in or having a stiff, rigid physiological condition.

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