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e·rect    Audio Help   [i-rekt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.upright in position or posture: to stand or sit erect.
2.raised or directed upward: a dog with ears erect.
3.Botany. vertical throughout; not spreading or declined: an erect stem; an erect leaf or ovule.
4.Heraldry.
a.(of a charge) represented palewise: a sword erect.
b.(of an animal or part of an animal) represented upright: a boar's head erect.
5.Optics. (of an image) having the same position as the object; not inverted.
–verb (used with object)
6.to build; construct; raise: to erect a house.
7.to raise and set in an upright or vertical position: to erect a telegraph pole.
8.to set up or establish, as an institution; found.
9.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.
11.to form or create legally (usually fol. 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.
–verb (used without object)
14.to become erect; stand up or out.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L éréctus raised up (ptp. of érigere), equiv. to é- e- + reg- guide, direct (see royal) + -tus ptp. suffix]

e·rect·a·ble, adjective
e·rect·ly, adverb
e·rect·ness, noun

1. standing, vertical. See upright. 6. upraise.
1. reclining.
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e·rect    Audio Help   (ĭ-rěkt')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Being in a vertical, upright position: an erect lily stalk; an erect posture.
  2. Being in a stiff, rigid physiological condition.
  3. Archaic Wide-awake; alert.

tr.v.   e·rect·ed, e·rect·ing, e·rects
  1. To construct by assembling: erect a skyscraper.
  2. To raise to a rigid or upright condition.
  3. To fix in an upright position.
  4. To set up; establish: erect a dynasty.
  5. Mathematics To construct (a perpendicular, for example) from or on a given base.


[Middle English, from Latin ērēctus, past participle of ērigere, to set up : ē-, ex-, ex- + regere, to guide; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

e·rect'a·ble adj., e·rect'ly adv., e·rect'ness n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
erect  (adj.)
c.1386, from L. erectus "upright," pp. of erigere "raise or set up," from e- "up" + regere "to direct, keep straight, guide" (see regal).Erection is 1503; of the penis, 1594.

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erect

adjective
1. upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" [ant: unerect
2. of sexual organs; stiff and rigid [syn: tumid

verb
1. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise] [ant: dismantle
2. cause to rise up [syn: rear

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
erect [iˈrekt] adjective
upright
Example: He held his head erect.
Arabic: مُنْتَصِب، قائِم
Chinese (Simplified): 坚立的
Chinese (Traditional): 堅立的
Czech: vztyčený
Danish: ret; oprejst
Dutch: rechtop
Estonian: püstine
Finnish: pysty
French: droit
German: aufrecht
Greek: όρθιος, στητός
Hungarian: egyenes(en álló)
Icelandic: uppréttur
Indonesian: tegak, lurus
Italian: eretto
Japanese: まっすぐな
Korean: 곧추 선
Latvian: vertikāls; taisns
Lithuanian: tiesus, stačias
Norwegian: oppreist, stående, rank
Polish: podniesiony
Portuguese (Brazil): ereto
Portuguese (Portugal): erecto
Romanian: drept
Russian: прямой
Slovak: vztýčený
Slovenian: pokonci
Spanish: erecto, erguido
Swedish: upprätt, rak
Turkish: dik
erect1 [iˈrekt] verb
to set up; to put up or to build
Example: They erected a statue in his memory; They plan to erect an office block there.
Arabic: يُقيمُ ، يَنْصُبُ
Chinese (Simplified): 建立
Chinese (Traditional): 建立
Czech: vybudovat, postavit
Danish: rejse; opføre; bygge
Dutch: oprichten
Estonian: püstitama
Finnish: pystyttää
French: dresser, ériger
German: errichten
Greek: στήνω, ανεγείρω
Hungarian: (fel)állít, felépít
Icelandic: koma upp; reisa; byggja
Indonesian: mendirikan
Italian: erigere, costruire
Japanese: 建てる
Korean: 건설하다
Latvian: uzcelt; uzbūvēt
Lithuanian: (pa)statyti
Norwegian: sette opp, føre opp, reise
Polish: wznieść
Portuguese (Brazil): erigir
Portuguese (Portugal): erguer
Romanian: a ridica
Russian: воздвигать
Slovak: vybudovať
Slovenian: postaviti
Spanish: erigir
Swedish: resa, uppföra, bygga
Turkish: dikmek
erect2 [iˈrekt] verb
to set upright (a mast etc)
Arabic: يَرِفَعُ
Chinese (Simplified): 坚立
Chinese (Traditional): 堅立
Czech: vztyčit
Danish: rejse
Dutch: oprichten
Estonian: püsti ajama
Finnish: pystyttää
French: dresser
German: aufstellen
Greek: υψώνω
Hungarian: felállít
Icelandic: reisa
Indonesian: menegakkan
Italian: innalzare
Japanese: 立てる
Korean: 똑바로 세우다
Latvian: uzsliet
Lithuanian: (pa)statyti
Norwegian: reise, sette i opprettstående stilling
Polish: postawić
Portuguese (Brazil): erguer
Portuguese (Portugal): erguer
Romanian: a ridica
Russian: выпрямлять
Slovak: vztýčiť
Slovenian: postaviti
Spanish: erguir
Swedish: resa , ställa upprätt
Turkish: dikine koymak, dik duruma getirmek
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

e·rect (-rkt)
adj.

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

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: erect
Pronunciation: i-'rekt
Function: adjective
1 : standing up or out from the body <erect hairs>
2 : being in a state of physiological erection

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: erect
Function: transitive verb
: to give legal existence to by a formal act of authority <no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State —U.S. Constitution article IV> —erec·tion noun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Erect

A*lert"\ ([.a]*l[~e]rt"), a. [F. alerte, earlier [`a] l'erte on the watch, fr. It. all' erta on the watch, prop. (standing) on a height, where one can look around; erta a declivity, steep, erto steep, p. p. of ergere, erigere, to erect, raise, L. erigere. See Erect.]

1. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

2. Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

An alert young fellow. --Addison.

Syn: Active; agile; lively; quick; prompt.
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Erect

E*rect"\, a. [L. erectus, p. p. of erigere to erect; e out + regere to lead straight. See Right, and cf. Alert.]

1. Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall. --Milton.

Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect -- a column of ruins. --Gibbon.

2. Directed upward; raised; uplifted.

His piercing eyes, erect, appear to view Superior worlds, and look all nature through. --Pope.

3. Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.

But who is he, by years Bowed, but erect in heart? --Keble.

4. Watchful; alert.

Vigilant and erect attention of mind. --Hooker.

5. (Bot.) Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached.

6. (Her.) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
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Erect

E*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Erected; p. pr. & vb. n. Erecting.]

1. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.

2. To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine.

3. To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.

That didst his state above his hopes erect. --Daniel.

I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge. --Dryden.

4. To animate; to encourage; to cheer.

It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance. --Barrow.

5. To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. "To erect conclusions." --Sir T. Browne. "Malebranche erects this proposition." --Locke.

6. To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute. "To erect a new commonwealth." --Hooker.

Erecting shop (Mach.), a place where large machines, as engines, are put together and adjusted.

Syn: To set up; raise; elevate; construct; build; institute; establish; found.
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