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erecting

The correct spelling is erecting.

How to pronounce erecting

verb

Say it like: Ere-cti-ng

The correct spelling is erecting. To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts. For example: "to erect a house or a fort"

Usage Examples

to erect a house or a fort

to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
  2. 2.To cause to stand up or out.
  3. 3.To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
  4. 4.To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
  5. 5.To animate; to encourage; to cheer.

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