Definition of erect

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Erect (v. t.) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.

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Proneness :: Proneness (n.) The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man..
Pate :: Pate (n.) A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place..
Stand :: Stand (n.) To measure when erect on the feet.
Pillar :: Pillar (n.) The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament..
Erection :: Erection (n.) State of being stretched to stiffness; tension.
Structure :: Structure (n.) The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.
Building :: Building (n.) The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing..
League :: League (n.) A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
Levy :: Levy (v. t.) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
Ecstasy :: Ecstasy (n.) A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and breathing are not affected..
Brisk :: Brisk (v. t. & i.) To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up..
Proposal :: Proposal (n.) That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to offer proposals for erecting a building; to make proposals of marriage..
Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..
Bristle :: Bristle (v. i.) To rise or stand erect, like bristles..
Erectility :: Erectility (n.) The quality or state of being erectile.
Roebuck :: Roebuck (n.) A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capraea) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds..
Superstruction :: Superstruct (v. t.) To build over or upon another structure; to erect upon a foundation.
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
Air-built :: Air-built (a.) Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle..
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