erect
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛkt
[edit] Etymology
From Latin erectus upright, past participle of erigere raise or set up from e- up + regere to direct, keep straight, guide.
[edit] Adjective
erect (comparative more erect, superlative most erect)
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[edit] Translations
vertical in position
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standing out perpendicularly
[edit] Verb
erect (third-person singular simple present erects, present participle erecting, simple past and past participle erected)
- (transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
- (transitive) To cause to stand up or out.
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[edit] Translations
to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts
to cause to stand up or out
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