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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Blank signage erected around the town ahead of the meter rollout has been defaced with the same word: "Resist".

From BBC

After erecting a monument, the Obama foundation now seeks to lower expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Parts of the German business lobby and trade unions, long enthusiastic supporters of free trade, are pushing Berlin to erect barriers to Chinese imports.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the Fed, Bowman has moved to slash staff and erect guardrails against what she describes as “abusive” supervisory practices.

From The Wall Street Journal

That strategy didn’t specifically mention Taiwan but included a more general statement that the U.S. military will “erect a strong denial defense along the First Island Chain.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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