erect

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈɹɛkt/ See IPA manual

Freq #17533

Meanings

1

adj
Standing straight up; upright.

She sat with an erect posture throughout the interview.
2

verb
To build a structure or put it up by fitting parts together.

The workers erected a fence around the construction site.

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Synonyms

1 adj · standing straight up; upright. upright vertical

2 verb · to build a structure or put... buildput up

Opposites

flaccid

Word family

Forms erectederectingerectnesserects

Derived forms erectableerectererectiveerectlyerectnesserectogenicerectopatenterectophileinerectnonerectnonerectingpiloerect

Related forms erectileerectionerigible

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Phrases (1)

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rigidly erect
held straight upright in a stiff, unmoving way

Adverb + adjective

Etymology

From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

*h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European erect Middle English ērectus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# erect

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈɹɛkt/
**Frequency rank:** 17533

## Meanings
1. Standing straight up; upright.
2. To build a structure or put it up by fitting parts together.

## Examples
- She sat with an erect posture throughout the interview.
- The workers erected a fence around the construction site.

## Synonyms
- build

## Antonyms
- flaccid

## Derived Forms
- erectable
- erecter
- erective
- erectly
- erectness
- erectogenic
- erectopatent
- erectophile
- inerect
- nonerect
- nonerecting
- piloerect

## Related Forms
- erectile
- erection
- erigible

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
- Root: erect
- Root: ērectus

## Etymology
From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

## AI Etymology
Erect comes from Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”). In current use, the main senses are “Standing straight up; upright” and “To build a structure or put it up by fitting parts together”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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