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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 only thing I don’t love about Taix is that its owners are tearing it down to erect soulless condos.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The work to erect the two tallest towers in Beverly Hills started Friday with an overnight continuous pour of 3,800 cubic yards of concrete, the equivalent of 41,000 wheelbarrows-full.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Even the worst of the latter who don’t have it in them to be good parents have the resources to erect protections around their children—therapists, counselors, nannies, trainers of all sorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

His great grandson has joined a campaign to erect a stature in Laidlaw's honour in his hometown and to create a lasting piping legacy in his name.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Its ears were erect and it was evidently giving them the full attention of sight, smell and hearing.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams