Definition of Erect
Erect
e·rect
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
standing rigidly straight in a vertically upright position;
e.g. The soldier stood erect with his back straight and arms at his sides.
(verb)
to build an upright structure such as a wall or a building, to fix something in an upright standing position, or broadly, to construct something;
e.g. The committee plans to erect a monument in her honor. They will come to erect the flagpole that was blown down by the wind.
(verb)
to establish something such as a theory, to create or set up a system;
e.g. He intends to erect a system for protecting employee rights.
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