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erect

UK/ɪˈɹɛkt/ US/ɪˈrɛkt/ uncommon obsolete
verb (2) adjective (2)

verb

1.

construct, build, or erect

  • “Raise a barn”
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2.

cause to rise up

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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”
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2.

of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • erect-crested penguin
  • erecting shop

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