Synonyms for erect
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : ih-rekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛkt |
Top 10 synonyms for erect Other synonyms for the word erect
- arrect
- bring about
- cobble up
- cock
- cocked
- compose
- effect
- elevate
- elevated
- erectile
- fabricate
- fashion
- firm
- fit together
- forge
- form
- frame
- fudge together
- heighten
- institute
- join
- knock together
- lift
- make
- make up
- manufacture
- perpendicular
- pitch
- plant
- prefabricate
- produce
- put together
- raised
- rear
- rigid
- run up
- set up
- shape
- stand
- stand up
- standing
- stiff
- throw together
- throw up
- upraise
- uprear
- upright
- upstanding
- vertical
Définition of erect
Origin :- late 14c., "upright, not bending," from Latin erectus "upright, elevated, lofty; eager, alert, aroused," past participle of erigere "raise or set up," from e- "up" + regere "to direct, keep straight, guide" (see regal).
- adj straight up
- verb build; establish
- It is contemplated to erect a monument, by subscription, to Mr. Fessenden's memory.
- Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- She stood a little drooping and shaken, where for a moment she had been erect and tensed.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- There entered the erect, heavy figure of the man whom Mary had hated through the years.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The little squirrel had squeaked his gladness, and, tail erect, had darted into the grass.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- He was erect, pale and handsome, and his words came without a quiver.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- She turned away from them, erect in her decision, and went up the path.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Mr Dorrit could erect no—hum—suspicion of that kind on Mr Gowan's frankness.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- The Chief Butler, erect and calm, replied in these memorable words.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- She will erect a monument to him in her charming jardin Anglois.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I must go erect and only at the speed of some ordinary official errand.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
Antonyms for erect
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