Main Entry: ²erect

Function: transitive verb

Date: 15th century

1 a (1) : to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts : build (2) : to fix in an upright position (3) : to cause to stand up or stand out b archaic : to direct upward c : to change (an image) from an inverted to a normal position
2 : to elevate in status
3 : set up, establish
4 obsolete : encourage, embolden
5 : to draw or construct (as a perpendicular or figure) upon a given base

— erect·able \-ˈrek-tə-bəl\ adjective