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E*rect" (?), a. [L. erectus, p. p. of erigere to erect; e out + regere to lead straight. See Right, and cf. Alert.] 1. Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.
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Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall. Milton.
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Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect -- a column of ruins. Gibbon.
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2. Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
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His piercing eyes, erect, appear to view
Superior worlds, and look all nature through. Pope.
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3. Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
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But who is he, by years
Bowed, but erect in heart? Keble.
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4. Watchful; alert.
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Vigilant and erect attention of mind. Hooker.
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5. (Bot.) Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached.
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6. (Her.) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
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E*rect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Erected; p. pr. & vb. n. Erecting.] 1. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.
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2. To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine.
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3. To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
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That didst his state above his hopes erect. Daniel.
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I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge. Dryden.
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4. To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
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It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance. Barrow.
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5. To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. “To erect conclusions.” Sir T. Browne. “Malebranche erects this proposition.” Locke.
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6. To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute. “To erect a new commonwealth.” Hooker.
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Erecting shop (Mach.), a place where large machines, as engines, are put together and adjusted.

Syn. -- To set up; raise; elevate; construct; build; institute; establish; found.
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E*rect", v. i. To rise upright. [Obs.]
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By wet, stalks do erect. Bacon.
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