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e·rect (

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adj.

1. Being in a vertical, upright position: an erect lily stalk; an erect posture.

2. Being in a stiff, rigid physiological condition.

3. Archaic Wide-awake; alert.

tr.v. e·rect·ed, e·rect·ing, e·rects

1. To construct by assembling: erect a skyscraper.

2. To raise to a rigid or upright condition.

3. To fix in an upright position.

4. To set up; establish: erect a dynasty.

5. Mathematics To construct (a perpendicular, for example) from or on a given base.

[Middle English, from Latin rctus, past participle of rigere, to set up : -, ex-, ex- + regere, to guide; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

e·recta·ble adj.

e·rectly adv.

e·rectness n.

erect [ɪˈrɛkt]

adj

1. upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning an erect stance

2. (Physics / General Physics) (of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plant parts) growing vertically or at right angles to the parts from which they arise

vb (mainly tr)

1. to put up; construct; build

2. to raise to an upright position; lift up to erect a flagpole

3. to found or form; set up

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (also intr) Physiol to become or cause to become firm or rigid by filling with blood

5. to hold up as an ideal; exalt

6. (Physics / General Physics) Optics to change (an inverted image) to an upright position

7. (Mathematics) to draw or construct (a line, figure, etc.) on a given line or figure, esp at right angles to it

[from Latin ērigere to set up, from regere to control, govern]

erectable adj

erectly adv

erectness n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	erect - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" put up, set up, rear, raise construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
	2.	erect - cause to rise up rear pitch, set up - erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" cock up, prick up, prick - raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
Adj.	1.	erect - upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" upright, vertical unerect - not upright in position or posture
	2.	erect - of sexual organs; stiff and rigid tumid physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms hard - resisting weight or pressure

erect

verb

1. build, raise, set up, lift, pitch, mount, stand up, rear, construct, put up, assemble, put together, elevate Demonstrators have erected barricades in the roads.
build destroy, dismantle, demolish, tear down, raze

2. found, establish, form, create, set up, institute, organize, put up, initiate the edifice of free trade which has been erected since the war

adjective

upright, raised, straight, standing, stiff, firm, rigid, vertical, elevated, perpendicular, pricked-up Her head was erect and her back was straight.
upright relaxed, leaning, bent, prone, limp, horizontal, supine, flaccid, recumbent

Translations

erect [ɪˈrekt]

A. ADJ [person, head, posture] → erguido, derecho; [plant, stem] → vertical, recto; [tail, ears] → tieso, parado(LAm) (Physiol) [penis] → erecto

B. ADV to walk erect → caminar derecho or erguido
to hold o.s. or stand erect → mantenerse derecho or erguido

C. VT [+ monument, statue, temple] → erigir(frm); [+ mast, wall, building, barricade] → levantar; [+ tent, scaffolding] → montar

erect [ɪˈrɛkt]

adj

[head] → droit(e); [tail, ears] → dressé(e)

[penis] → en érection

(= upright) [posture] → droit(e)
to hold o.s. erect → se tenir droit

vt (= build) → construire

(= put up) [+ monument] → ériger, élever
to erect a memorial to sb → ériger un monument à la mémoire de qn

[+ tent] → dresser

erect

vt wall, building → bauen; statue, memorial, altar → errichten (to sb jdm); machinery, traffic signs, collapsible furniture → aufstellen; scaffolding → aufstellen, aufbauen; tent → aufschlagen; mast, flagpole → aufrichten; (fig) barrier → errichten, aufbauen; system → aufstellen

adj

(= upright) person, posture, plant → aufrecht; head → hoch erhoben; stem → gerade; tail → erhoben; ears → aufgestellt; to stand erect → gerade stehen; to walk erect → aufrecht gehen

(Physiol) penis → erigiert, steif; clitoris, nipples → erigiert, aufgerichtet

erect [ɪˈrɛkt]

1. (frm) vt (statue, monument, temple) → erigere; (flats, factory) → costruire; (barricade, mast) → innalzare; (machinery, tent) → montare; (theory, system) → edificare; (obstacles) → creare

2. adj → eretto/a, dritto/a
with head erect → a testa alta

erect [ɪˈrɛkt]

2. adj → eretto/a, dritto/a
with head erect → a testa alta

erect

adj erect [iˈrekt]

upright He held his head erect. regop مُنْتَصِب، قائِم изправен vztyčený ret; oprejst aufrecht όρθιος, στητός erecto, erguido püstine سیخ؛ راست pystyssä droit זָקוּף बनाना, खडा़ करना podignut, uzdignut egyenes(en álló) tegak, lurus uppréttur eretto まっすぐな 수직의 tiesus, stačias vertikāls; taisns tegak rechtop oppreist, stående, rank podniesiony erecto drept прямой vztýčený pokonci uspravno upprätt, rak ซึ่งตั้งตรง dik 直立的 прямий, вертикальний سیدھا کھڑا ہوا ، عمودی thẳng đứng 坚立的

1 to set up; to put up or to build They erected a statue in his memory; They plan to erect an office block there. oprig يُقيمُ ، يَنْصُبُ издигам vybudovat, postavit rejse; opføre; bygge errichten στήνω, ανεγείρω erigir püstitama بنا کردن؛ برپا کردن rakentaa dresser, ériger לִזקוֹף बनाना, खडा़ करना podići (fel)állít, felépít mendirikan koma upp; reisa; byggja erigere, costruire 建てる ...을 세우다 (pa)statyti uzcelt; uzbūvēt mendirikan oprichten sette opp, føre opp, reise wznieść erguer a ridica воздвигать vybudovať postaviti podići resa, uppföra, bygga [] สร้าง dikmek 建立 споруджувати; зводити تعمیر کرنا dựng nên 建立

2 to set upright (a mast etc). ongeboë يَرِفَعُ изправям vztyčit rejse aufstellen υψώνω erguir püsti ajama ایستاندن؛ بر افراشتن nostaa pystyyn dresser לִזקוֹף खड़ा करना, सीधा करना uspraviti felállít menegakkan reisa innalzare 立てる 똑바로 세우다 (pa)statyti uzsliet menegakkan oprichten reise, sette i opprettstående stilling postawić erguer a ridica выпрямлять vztýčiť postaviti uspraviti resa [], ställa upprätt ทำให้ตั้งขึ้น dikine koymak, dik duruma getirmek 直立 випрямляти اٹھانا dựng đứng thẳng 坚立

n eˈrection [-ʃən]

opgerig تَشْييد، إقامَه، إنْتِصاب издигане budova, stavba erektion; rejsning die Errichtung ανέγερση erección püstitamine احداث؛ بلند شدگی erektio construction זִקְפָּה स्थापना, निर्माण podizanje, uspravljanje, erekcija felállítás pembangunan bygging, stinning (getnaðarlims) costruzione, erezione 直立 직립 statymas, pastatas uzcelšana; uzbūvēšana; uzsliešana penegakan erectie, gebouw oppførelse, reising, montering; reisning, ereksjon erekcja, wzniesienie erecção ridicare сооружение; выпрямление stavba postavitev podizanje uppresande, erektion การตั้งตรง; การสร้าง dikme, yapma, dikilme, kalkma 直立，設立 випрямляння; споруджування حالت نعوظ sự dựng lên 直立，设立，勃起

adv eˈrectly

oprigting بانْتِصاب изправен vzpřímeně med rank holdning; ret op og ned aufrecht όρθια erguidamente püsti بطور راست ryhdikkäästi (tout) droit בִּזקִיפוּת खड़ा करते हुए uspravljeno, uzdignuto kiegyenesedve secara tegak, lurus (alveg) upprétt diritto まっすぐに 똑바르게 tiesiai, stačiai vertikāli; taisni dengan tegak rechtop med rank holdning, rett opp og ned prosto aprumadamente drept прямо vzpriamene zravnano uspravno upprätt, rakt อย่างตั้งตรง dik, dimdik 直立地 прямо; вертикально عمودی حالت میں thẳng đứng 直立地

n eˈrectness

opgerigtheid إنْتِصاب изправено положение vzpřímenost rankhed; oprejsthed die aufrechte Haltung ανύψωση erección püstiasend راستی؛ استواری ryhdikkyys attitude droite זְקִיפוּת खड़ापन, सीधापन uspravnost egyenes tartás sikap tegak það að vera teinréttur posizione eretta 直立 똑바로 세움 tiesumas, statumas taisnums ketegakan rechte houding rankhet, det som står rett opp og ned stan wyprostowania aprumo poziţie verticală прямота vzpriamenosť pokončnost uspravljenost upprätt ställning การตั้งตรง diklik, dikleşme 堅立的性質或狀態 чесність; вертикальність نعوظ کی حالت sự thẳng đứng 坚立的性质或状态

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