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errichten.

to build, to erect (a building or permanent structure, especially a large or individually significant one)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛˈʁɪçtən/[ʔɛˈʁɪçtn̩]
  1. to build, to erect (a building or permanent structure, especially a large or individually significant one)

    weak
  2. to erect, to set up (a barricade, bonfire, tent, or similar temporary arrangement; into a usable state)

    weak
  3. to establish, to form (a social order, regime, or similar system)

    weak
  4. to establish, to found (a foundation, an association)

    formal · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German errihten, from Old High German irrihten, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀrihtijan. Equivalent to er- + richten.

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