Erect

/ɪˈrɛkt/ verb

To build or construct something, or to set something upright in a standing position.

From Latin 'erigere' meaning to raise up, from 'e-' (out) and 'regere' (to direct). The meaning has been 'to build or set upright' since medieval times.

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