erguir

Definitions of erguir
  1. verb
    make straight or straighter
    synonyms: alzarse, enderezar, enderezarse, erguirse, levantar, levantarse
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    arreglar, colocar, disponer, organizar
    put into a proper or systematic order
  2. verb
    make straight
    synonyms: enderezar, levantar
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    types:
    peinar
    straighten with a comb
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    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. verb
    move upward
    synonyms: alzar, alzarse, ascender, elevar, erguirse, levantar, subir
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    antonyms:
    descender
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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    avanzar, entrar a tropel, surgir
    rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
    elevarse, escalar, montar, subir, trepar
    go upward with gradual or continuous progress
    remontar
    rise rapidly
    nacer
    come up, of celestial bodies
    ondular
    rise up as if in waves
    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  4. verb
    raise from a lower to a higher position
    synonyms: alzar, elevar, levantar, subir
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    arriar, bajar, bajarse
    move something or somebody to a lower position
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    alzar, elevar, izar, levantar, subir
    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
    elevar, izar, subir
    raise
    inyectar
    raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
    avivar, avivarse
    increase the height of
    type of:
    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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