erect

[ih-rekt] / ɪˈrɛkt /

ADJECTIVE

straight up

Synonyms

STRONG

cocked elevated firm perpendicular raised standing upright vertical

WEAK

arrect erectile rigid stiff upstanding

Antonyms

STRONG

lowered prone

WEAK

prostrate

VERB

build; establish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assemble construct create found hoist initiate mount organize put up raise set up stand

STRONG

compose effect elevate fabricate fashion forge form frame heighten institute join lift make manufacture pitch plant prefabricate produce rear shape upraise

WEAK

bring about cobble up fit together fudge together knock together make up put together run up stand up throw together throw up uprear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclude decrease demolish destroy drop end fall finish ignore lower neglect raze ruin

STRONG

break demote depress distress fail halt prevent stop upset

WEAK

topple

Example Sentences

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The soaking was so mellow, quiet and unhurried that I was surprised to learn that the pools were not erected legally.

From Los Angeles Times

The only sound came from a generator humming by the temporary white tents erected outside the bar.

From Barron's

I got there before they had erected this huge wall outside the bar.

From BBC

A 15-meter concrete wall has been erected to stop the reactor from being flooded by a tsunami.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is already a statue of Bradman by Adelaide's eastern gates and the head of South Australia's local government has already put forward the idea of erecting one of Head beside it.

From BBC

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