erect
ERECT, a. L. erectus, from erigo, to set upright; e and rego, to stretch or make straight, right, rectus. See Right.
1. Upright, or in a perpendicular posture; as, he stood erect.
2. Directed upward.
And suppliant hands, to heaven erect.
3. Upright and firm; bold; unshaken.
Let no vain fear thy generous ardor tame;
But stand erect.
4. Raised; stretched; intent; vigorous; as a vigilant and erect attention of mind in prayer.
5. Stretched; extended.
6. In botany, an erect stem is one which is without support from twining, or nearly perpendicular; an erect leaf is one which grows close to the stem; an erect flower has its aperture directed upwards.
ERECT, v.t. To raise and set in an upright or perpendicular direction, or nearly such; as, to erect a pole or flag-staff.
To erect a perpendicular, is to set or form one line on another at right angles.
1. To raise, as a building; to set up; to build; as, to erect a house or temple; to erect a fort.
2. To set up or establish anew; to found; to form; as, to erect a kingdom or commonwealth; to erect a new system or theory.
3. To elevate; to exalt.
I am far from pretending to infallibility; that would be to erect myself into an apostle.
4. To raise; to excite; to animate; to encourage.
Why should not hope
As much erect our thoughts, as fear deject them?
5. To raise a consequence from premises. Little used.
Malebranche erects this proposition.
6. To extend; to distend.
ERECT, v.i. To rise upright.
erectable
ERECTABLE, a. That can be erected; as an erectable feather.
erected
ERECTED, pp. Set in a straight and perpendicular direction; set upright; raised; built; established; elevated; animated; extended and distended.
erecter
ERECTER, n. One that erects; one that raises or builds.
erecting
ERECTING, ppr. Raising and setting upright; building; founding; establishing; elevating; inciting; extending and distending.
erection
ERECTION, n. The act of raising and setting perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; a setting upright.
1. The act of raising or building, as an edifice or fortification; as the erection of a wall, or of a house.
2. The state of being raised, built or elevated.
3. Establishment; settlement; formation; as the erection of a commonwealth, or of a new system; the erection of a bishop-rick or an earldom.
4. Elevation; exaltation of sentiments.
Her peerless height my mind to high erection draws up.
5. Act of rousing; excitement; as the erection of the spirits.
6. Any thing erected; a building of any kind.
7. Distension and extension.
erective
ERECTIVE, a. Setting upright; raising.
erectness
ERECTNESS, n. Uprightness of posture or form.