reerect

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.

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-¹ + 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)

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

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

Antonyms
1. reclining.

Link To reerect

Collins

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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