Be+erect
51erect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. raise, exalt; rear; build, construct; establish, set up, institute; create. See elevation, production. adj. upright, straight, vertical, perpendicular; uplifted. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. upright …
52erect — e·rect || ɪ rekt v. raise, build, set up, establish adj. upright, straight up …
53erect a monument — build a memorial, construct something which commemorates a person or event …
54erect image — upright figure …
55erect obstacles — put up obstructions …
56erect — crete …
57erect — (L). Upright …
58erect — I. v. a. 1. Set up, place upright, set upright. 2. Raise, build, construct. 3. Exalt, elevate, magnify. 4. Institute, found, form, plant, establish. 5. (Poetical.) cheer, animate, inspirit, enliven, encourage. II. a …
59erect — Upright; perpendicular; in cycads, used to describe the natural orientation of stems (e.g. the trunk of Dioon merolae) or of the most recent crown or flush of leaves (e.g. the crown of Ceratozamia norstogii). Cf. decumbent, procumbent,… …
60erect — adj 1. upright, stand up, standing up, unrecumbent; at attention, stiff backed; raised, elevated, rampant, reared up; vertical, perpendicular, plumb, straight. v 2. build, construct, raise, put up, pitch; assemble, put together, hammer together;… …