reerected

Put back up

Reerected means erected again—rebuilt, raised back up, or restored to an upright position after having been taken down or fallen.

The word applies to physical structures The monument was reerected after the war and to abstract things that can be metaphorically constructed reerected barriers between the two groups.

physical

reconstruction

Rebuilding after destruction

raising · hoisting · scaffolding · cranes · foundations · framework · columns · pillars · monuments · statues

symbolic

revival

Return after decline

reestablishment · reinstatement · restoration · resurgence · reawakening · commemoration · remembrance · tribute · legacy · heritage

architectural

columns

Upright structural shafts

pilasters · capitals · keystones · cornices · friezes · domes · spires · arches · balustrades · monuments

Opposites
structural state

reerecteddemolished

Completely destroyed a structure

razed · torn down · toppled · collapsed · knocked down

Family

erect, erection, erecting, erects, erector, erectly, erectness, erectors, erectable

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