Definition of Erect
Erect
er·ect
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Upright or vertical in position or direction.
e.g. The architect designed the building to stand erect on the hillside.
(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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