erigir

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Borrowed from Latin ērigere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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erigir (first-person singular present erigeixo, first-person singular preterite erigí, past participle erigit)

  1. (transitive) to erect, construct, raise
    Synonym: alçar
  2. (transitive) to found, establish
    Synonym: fundar
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to pose [+ en (object) = as], to attain the status [+ en (object) = of]
    L'ermita es va erigir en església parroquial.The hermitage attained the status of a parish church.

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin ērigere. Doublet of erguer, which was inherited.

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  • Hyphenation: e‧ri‧gir

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erigir (first-person singular present erijo, first-person singular preterite erigi, past participle erigido)

  1. (transitive) to set up; to construct; to build
    Synonyms: erguer, construir

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin ērigere. Doublet of erguir, which was inherited. Compare English erect.

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  • IPA(key): /eɾiˈxiɾ/ [e.ɾiˈxiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧ri‧gir

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erigir (first-person singular present erijo, first-person singular preterite erigí, past participle erigido)

  1. (transitive) to build, to erect
    Synonym: construir
    • 1821, Antonio Ranz Romanillos, transl., Vidas paralelas:
      Muerta de allí a poco la ramera Pitonlea, de quien había estado enamorado Hárpalo, teniendo de ella una hija, quiso erigirle a toda costa un monumento, y dio a Caricles este encargo, que, sobre no ser en sí muy decoroso, todavía cedió en mayor vergüenza suya cuando dio acabado el sepulcro
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  2. (transitive) to set up, establish
    Synonym: establecer

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