erect

[ ih-rekt ]
/ ɪˈrɛkt /

adjective

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to become erect; stand up or out.

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

SYNONYMS FOR erect

6 upraise.

ANTONYMS FOR erect

1 reclining.

OTHER WORDS FROM erect

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British Dictionary definitions for erected

erect
/ (ɪˈrɛkt) /

adjective

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of erect

erectable, adjective erectly, adverb erectness, noun

Word Origin for erect

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

Medical definitions for erected

erect
[ ĭ-rĕkt ]

adj.

Being in or having a vertical, upright position.
Being in or having a stiff, rigid physiological condition.