erecting

verbbuild; establish

Antonyms for erecting

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "upright, not bending," from Latin erectus "upright, elevated, lofty; eager, alert, aroused," past participle of erigere "raise or set up," from e- "up" + regere "to direct, keep straight, guide" (see regal).

Example Sentences for erecting

We are erecting here a new and beautiful theater, it opens Aug. 21.

They were erecting barricades in the streets, and mounting these guns upon them.

For erecting a flagstaff and forming a fence, the Staff is very useful.

What an appropriate spot for erecting an Irish Apothecaries' Hall!

Clause 22 reserves to the Crown the power of erecting forts, dockyards, etc.

He would have more sense than to spend any of it in erecting statues.

He had no thought of encroaching upon the lands of the Indians, or of erecting any forts in antagonism to them.

The men there had been employed in erecting their hut, cutting ship timber, and preparing the ground for building their vessel.

For the girders and top the erecting cost $1.83, of which 35 per cent.

Projects are on foot for erecting his statue in positions of honour.

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