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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