erect

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.5 Anagrams

[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)

1. Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
2. Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Antonyms

• flaccid

[edit] Derived terms

• erection

[edit] Related terms

• erection
• erectile

[edit] Verb

to erect (third-person singular simple present erects, present participle erecting, simple past and past participle erected)

1. (transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
2. (transitive) To cause to stand up or out.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Synonyms

• build

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ceert
• Crete
• terce