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🏗️erect

verb
/ɪˈrɛkt/
erase erecting
erect definition card — visual illustration of the meaning erect synonyms and antonyms card — visual word comparison erect collocation card — common word combinations and phrases

Meaning

to build or construct something; to set upright
to build or construct something upright

Example Sentences

They erected a statue in the town square.

The workers erected a new building in the city center.

Synonyms

build, construct, raise, establish, put up
Entry 1
build, construct, raise, establish
Entry 2
build, construct, raise, put up

Antonyms

demolish, destroy, tear down, dismantle
Entry 1
demolish, destroy, tear down
Entry 2
demolish, dismantle, destroy

Collocations

erect building, erect monument, erect statue, erect structure, erect a building, erect a statue, erect a fence
Entry 1
erect building, erect monument, erect statue, erect structure
Entry 2
erect a building, erect a statue, erect a fence

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