Synonyms for erecting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-rekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛkt |
Top 10 synonyms for erecting Other synonyms for the word erecting
- bring about
- cobble up
- cock
- compose
- effect
- elevate
- fabricate
- fashion
- fit together
- forge
- form
- frame
- fudge together
- heighten
- institute
- join
- knock together
- lift
- make
- make up
- manufacture
- pitch
- plant
- prefabricate
- produce
- put together
- rear
- run up
- set up
- shape
- stand
- stand up
- throw together
- throw up
- upraise
- uprear
Définition of erecting
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).
- verb build; establish
- We are erecting here a new and beautiful theater, it opens Aug. 21.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- They were erecting barricades in the streets, and mounting these guns upon them.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- For erecting a flagstaff and forming a fence, the Staff is very useful.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- What an appropriate spot for erecting an Irish Apothecaries' Hall!
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893 » by Various
- Clause 22 reserves to the Crown the power of erecting forts, dockyards, etc.
- Extract from : « Home Rule » by Harold Spender
- He would have more sense than to spend any of it in erecting statues.
- Extract from : « General John Regan » by George A. Birmingham
- He had no thought of encroaching upon the lands of the Indians, or of erecting any forts in antagonism to them.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
- The men there had been employed in erecting their hut, cutting ship timber, and preparing the ground for building their vessel.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
- For the girders and top the erecting cost $1.83, of which 35 per cent.
- Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
- Projects are on foot for erecting his statue in positions of honour.
- Extract from : « Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood » by J. Conway Walter
Antonyms for erecting
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