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erect

Pronunciation: /ɪˈrɛkt/

Definition of erect

rigidly upright or straight:she stood erect with her arms by her sides
(of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) enlarged and rigid, especially in sexual excitement.

[with object]

put together and set upright (a building, wall, or other structure):the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century the police had erected roadblocks
create or establish (a theory or system):the party that erected the welfare state

Derivatives

late Middle English: from Latin erect- 'set up', from the verb erigere, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + regere 'to direct'

Definition of erect in the US English dictionary

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