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erecting

erecting

3.7
The act of building or putting up a structure
  • noun
  • /ɪˈrɛktɪŋ/
translation icon : construcción
  • It is the transportation and erecting that is the difficult part.

And we just have to be more diligent about erecting boundaries between these things that entice us, right?

Examples

  • For example, they wanted to bring unity to Huntington Beach by erecting a Paul Walker statue.

  • And that is like, I see a force field, like it's almost like you're erecting a personal force field between you and the world.

  • Self-erecting and self-repairing structures and vehicles will free up more time for us.

    Blog text (11)

  • And we just have to be more diligent about erecting boundaries between these things that entice us, right?

    Rich Roll

  • And it's in keeping the status quo in erecting fences and guardrails.

  • It doesn't work on its own account simply by erecting an entire counter narrative and an entire systematic way of looking at things.

  • So that means we've because we've been following, we've been erecting false pyramids.

  • Suction cups can be used in packaging applications, such as carton erecting, stacking, and unstacking, in pick-and-place operations, and with rotary cartoners and case formers.

    Academic text (2004)

  • In contrast to authorities ruling most Arab and Muslim societies, visits to Iraqi Kurdistan show the KRG has had no qualms regarding the erecting of women's statues in public places.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The first step in the project is the erecting of the new school building.

Synonyms

building
vserecting
941 1.0

Work of making or fixing houses and other structures for a living

focuses on the simple act of putting up not repair or commercial activity
construction
vserecting
823 2.0

Work of building things like houses, roads or bridges

is limited to putting up a structure or object rather than broad projects
erection
vserecting
9 4.9

A large structure like a bridge or library that people use

is only the action of putting up rather than the finished object

Antonyms

dismantling
14 4.4

The act of taking a machine or system apart

demolishing
1 4.4

A complete tearing down of a building or other structure

Compounds

erecting prism
  • Specialized
9.2

A glass shape with angled faces that turns an upside-down image right side up

How Complex

building
941 1.0
erecting
3.7

Surface Forms

erecting singular
erectings plural

Morphology

erecting = erect (transparent) = erect + ing

Standard gerund/nominalization from the verb 'erect'; the meaning 'the act of building or putting up' is directly derived.

Etymology

Erecting comes from Latin parts e- meaning 'up' and rect meaning 'straight', the same root as correct and direct. So erecting is like 'putting something up straight', which is why it means building or raising something.