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5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb construct, build, or erect
verb cause to rise up
adjective upright in position or posture
originFrom Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0