ériger — meaning in English

English meaning

• build verb To make something by putting materials or parts together according to a plan.
• raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
• rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.

Senses

ériger is used for these senses in English:

• build (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
• raise To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
• rear (transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
• upstand (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.

build — full definition

1. verb To make something by putting materials or parts together according to a plan.
2. verb To gradually increase or strengthen something over time.
3. verb To compile a piece of software from its source code into a runnable program.
4. noun The general shape and size of a person's or animal's body.
5. noun A particular version of a piece of software released during its development.

raise — full definition

1. verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
2. verb To increase the amount, level, or intensity of something.
3. verb To bring up and care for a child, or to breed and tend animals or crops, until they are grown.
4. verb To bring up a subject, question, or objection for discussion.
5. noun An increase in salary or pay.

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