Meaning & use
Erected
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Built or constructed something, typically by raising it upright.
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Workers erected the scaffolding before starting on the roof.
A statue was erected in the town square to honor the war veterans.
A note on using this word
Erect comes from Latin erectus, 'set upright,' and can describe both physical construction and the formal establishment of an institution, as in 'a committee was erected to oversee reforms.'
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Words with an opposite meaning
demolisheddismantled
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