erigo

Italian

Verb

erigo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of erigere

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ regō.

Pronunciation

Verb

ērigō (present infinitive ērigere, perfect active ērēxī, supine ērēctum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to raise up, elevate, lift
    Synonyms: levō, ēlevō, allevō, excellō, ēvehō, tollō, scandō, efferō, surgō, ēdō, sublīmō
    Antonyms: dēiciō, abiciō
    Iam vērō vītēs sīc clāviculīs adminicula tamquam manibus adprehendunt atque ita sē ērigunt ut animantēs.
    The vines we see take hold on props with their tendrils, as if with hands, and raise themselves as if they were animated.
  2. (transitive) to lift, raise, boost
    Synonyms: incendō, augeō
  3. to build, erect
  4. (transitive) to cause to halt, stop, because of the erect posture assumed
  5. (transitive) to climb, go upwards
  6. (reflexive, passive voice) to take heart, reanimate
  7. (figuratively, transitive) to arouse someone, encourage, stir up
    Synonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, exciō, irrītō, stimulō, percieō, concieō, cieō, concitō, impellō, īnflammō, urgeō, moveō, mōlior, incendō, adhortor
    Antonyms: domō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, plācō, restinguō, coerceō, mītigō, commītigō, ēlevō, levō, allevō, alleviō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Vulgar Latin: *ergere (see there for further descendants)

Borrowings:

References

  • erigo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • erigo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • erigo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • erigo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to prick up one's ears: aures erigere
    • to encourage a person: erigere alicuius animum or aliquem
    • to awaken new hope in some one: ad spem aliquem excitare, erigere
    • to congratulate oneself on one's clear conscience: conscientia recte factorum erigi
    • to build a tower: turrim excitare, erigere, facere