Erecting

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of assembling a structure in an upright manner encompasses positioning an object vertically and establishing its permanent structure
2. The act of constructing a building or object so it stands in a vertical position ; the process of making something stand upright from a previous resting position
3. Creating a structure by raising its parts to a vertical form ; the action of lifting or straightening an object or body part to a vertical alignment

Etymology: "Erecting" is the present participle of "erect," which English borrowed from Latin "ērectus," meaning "upright." That Latin word is the past participle of "ērigō," "raise up" or "set up," built from "ē-" ("out") and "regō" ("to direct, keep straight, guide"). The same "regō" stands behind "rule," "regent," and "direct," so the notion of keeping something straight runs through the family. The English adjective "erect" arrived in Middle English, and the verb "erect," meaning to build or set upright, was formed from that adjective. So the word began as a description of a thing standing straight and only later became the name of the act of making something stand that way. "Erecting" carries that same idea into the process: a scaffold, a wall, or a tent is gradually raised until it stands plumb.

Synonyms: constructing, building

Antonyms: demolishing, destroying