adj.
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 \ - ' rek-t ə -b ə l \ adjective