ARRECT

Etymology

Verb

arrect (third-person singular simple present arrects, present participle arrecting, simple past and past participle arrected)

(transitive, obsolete) To direct.

(transitive, obsolete) To impute.

Adjective

arrect (comparative more arrect, superlative most arrect)

(obsolete) Lifted up; raised; erect.

(obsolete) Attentive, like a person listening.

Anagrams

• Carter, Crater, carter, crater, tracer

Source: Wiktionary


Ar*rect", Ar*rect"ed, a. Etym: [L. arrectus, p. p. of arrigere to raise, erect; ad + regere to lead straight, to direct.]

1. Lifted up; raised; erect.

2. Attentive, as a person listening. [Obs.] God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer, but to the vigilant and arrect. Smalridge.

Ar*rect", v. t.

1. To direct. [Obs.] My supplication to you I arrect. Skelton.

2. Etym: [See Aret.]

Definition: To impute. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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