erect

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From Latin erectus upright, past participle of erigere raise or set up from e- up + regere to direct, keep straight, guide.

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erect (comparative more erect, superlative most erect)

Positive
erect

Comparative
more erect

Superlative
most erect

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

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Infinitive
to erect

Third person singular
erects

Simple past
erected

Past participle
erected

Present participle
erecting

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.

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