Definitions

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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You can’t snap your fingers, wash away a whole world, erect a new one, and have it work well and quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal

The construction site is erecting a shiny new mall while modern buildings and related respiratory illnesses are spiking up across the city.

From Los Angeles Times

To preserve the evidence, officers erected a scene tent and created a grid of 50cm squares, allowing them to collect every piece of bone they could identify in the ashes.

From BBC

Nearby, two children erected a towering pyramid in their brand-new sandbox.

From Los Angeles Times

The idea is that they could overwhelm enemies or erect impenetrable defenses against threats with minimal human input.

From The Wall Street Journal

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