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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•rect /ɪˈrɛkt/USA pronunciation adj. - upright and straight in position or posture: to sit erect.
v. [~ + object] - Buildingto build; construct:erected a monument to the founder in the town square.
- to raise and set in an upright or vertical position:to erect a tent.
e•rec•tion /ɪˈrɛkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* countable]e•rect•ly, adv. e•rect•ness, n. [uncountable]See -rect-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•rect (i rekt′),USA pronunciation adj. - upright in position or posture:to stand or sit erect.
- raised or directed upward:a dog with ears erect.
- Botanyvertical 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.
v.t. - Buildingto 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. - Mathematics[Geom.]to draw or construct (a line or figure) upon a given line, base, or the like.
- to form or create legally (usually fol. by into):to erect a territory into a state.
- Opticsto change (an inverted image) to the normal position.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]to assemble;
make ready for use.
v.i. - to become erect;
stand up or out.
- Latin ērēctus raised up (past participle of ērigere), equivalent. to ē- e- + reg- guide, direct (see royal) + -tus past participle suffix
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged standing, vertical. See upright.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged upraise.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reclining.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: erect /ɪˈrɛkt/ adj - upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning
- (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement
- (of plant parts) growing vertically or at right angles to the parts from which they arise
vb (mainly tr)- to put up; construct; build
- to raise to an upright position; lift up
- to found or form; set up
- (also intr) to become or cause to become firm or rigid by filling with blood
- to hold up as an ideal; exalt
- to draw or construct (a line, figure, etc) on a given line or figure, esp at right angles to it
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin ērigere to set up, from regere to control, governeˈrectable adj eˈrectness n |