| Erect (erect) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| E*rect" |
| [L. erectus, p.
p. of erigere to erect; e out + regere to lead
straight. See Right, and cf. Alert.] |
Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not
leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.
Directed upward; raised;
uplifted.
Bold; confident; free from depression;
undismayed.
Watchful; alert.
Standing upright, with
reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is
attached.
Elevated, as the tips of
wings, heads of serpents, etc.
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| Erect (erect) |
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| v. t. | |
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| E*rect" |
|
To raise and place in an
upright or perpendicular position] to set upright; to raise; as, to
erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.
To raise, as a building; to build; to
construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put
together the component parts of, as of a machine.
To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to
magnify.
To animate; to encourage; to
cheer.
To set up as an assertion or consequence
from premises, or the like.
To set up or establish; to found; to form;
to institute.
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| Erect (erect) |
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| v. i. | |
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| E*rect" |
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