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Definitions for Erect

[1] upright in position or posture: to stand or sit erect.
[2] raised or directed upward: a dog with ears erect.
[3] Botany . vertical throughout; not spreading or declined: an erect stem; an erect leaf or ovule.
[4] Heraldry . (of a charge) represented palewise: a sword erect. (of an animal or part of an animal) represented upright: a boar's head erect.
[5] Optics . (of an image) having the same position as the object; not inverted.
[6] to build; construct; raise: to erect a house.
[7] to raise and set in an upright or vertical position: to erect a telegraph pole.
[8] to set up or establish, as an institution; found.
[9] to bring about; cause to come into existence: to erect barriers to progress.
[10] Geometry . to draw or construct (a line or figure) upon a given line, base, or the like.
[11] to form or create legally (usually followed by into ): to erect a territory into a state.
[12] Optics . to change (an inverted image) to the normal position.
[13] Machinery . to assemble; make ready for use.
[14] to become erect; stand up or out.
[15] upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning an erect stance
[16] (of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted
[17] physiol (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement
[18] (of plant parts) growing vertically or at right angles to the parts from which they arise
[19] to put up; construct; build
[20] to raise to an upright position; lift up to erect a flagpole
[21] to found or form; set up
[22] (also intr) physiol to become or cause to become firm or rigid by filling with blood
[23] to hold up as an ideal; exalt
[24] optics to change (an inverted image) to an upright position
[25] to draw or construct (a line, figure, etc) on a given line or figure, esp at right angles to it

Words related to Erect

organize, raise, create, construct, initiate, hoist, stand, assemble, found, mount, standing, firm, raised, vertical, elevated, upright, cocked, fashion, frame, elevate

Words nearby Erect

erebus, erech, erechim, erechtheum, erechtheus, erect, erectile, erectile dysfunction, erectile impotence, erectile tissue, erecting prism

Origin of Erect

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ērēctus raised up (past participle of ērigere ), equivalent to ē- e-1 + reg- guide, direct (see royal) + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Erect

e·rect·a·ble , adjective
e·rect·ly , adverb
e·rect·ness , noun
non·e·rect·ing , adjective
pre·e·rect , verb (used with object)
re·e·rect , verb (used with object)
self-e·rect·ed , adjective
sem·i·e·rect , adjective
sem·i·e·rect·ly , adverb
sem·i·e·rect·ness , noun
sub·e·rect , adjective
sub·e·rect·ly , adverb
sub·e·rect·ness , noun
un·e·rect , adjective
un·e·rect·ed , adjective
well-e·rect·ed , adjective

Word origin for Erect

C14: from Latin ērigere to set up, from regere to control, govern

Synonyms for Erect

cocked, elevated, firm, raised, standing, upright, vertical, arrect, erectile, perpendicular, rigid, stiff, upstanding