re-erect

Put up anew

Re-erect means to erect again—to raise, build, or set up something that was previously taken down or has fallen.

A demolished monument might be re-erected at a new site.

A tent collapsed by wind gets re-erected.

The word applies to physical structures and, by extension, to abstract things like barriers or defenses: They re-erected the trade restrictions that had been lifted a decade earlier.

rebuild

reconstruct

Build again from remains

reposition · upright · framework · scaffold · hoisting · jacking · structure · foundation · edifice · reassembly

barrier

fence

Boundary structure between properties

fortification · boundary · perimeter · enclosure · partition · railing · gate · stockade · bulwark · rampart

monument

statue

Three-dimensional sculpted likeness

column · plinth · pedestal · monument · heritage · commemorate · rededicate · unveil · landmark · tribute

tent

pavilion

Open recreational structure

awning · tarp · poles · stakes · camping · rigging · setup · pitch · campsite · gazebo

Opposites
construction action

re-erectdemolish

Destroy completely

tear down · raze · knock down · dismantle · destroy

Family

erect, erection, erectile, erected, erecting, erector, rector, rectory, rectum

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG