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Added 9 October 2026

erect

/ɪˈɹɛkt/ verb

In Latin: ērectus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about erect at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Construct, build, or erect.
Raise a barn
Cause to rise up.

adjective

Upright in position or posture.
an erect stature
Of sexual organs; stiff and rigid.

Origin

From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

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