Ejected vs. Erected — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ejected and Erected
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Definitions
Ejected
To throw out forcefully; expel
The burning house ejected yellow flames into the night sky.
Erected
Being in a vertical, upright position
An erect lily stalk.
An erect posture.
Ejected
To compel to leave
Ejected the bar patron who started a fight.
Erected
Being in a stiff, rigid physiological condition, especially as the result of sexual stimulation.
Ejected
To evict
Ejected tenants for lease violations.
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Erected
To construct by assembling
Erect a skyscraper.
Ejected
(Sports) To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game.
Erected
To raise to a rigid or upright condition.
Ejected
To cause a device to push (something) out
I ejected the DVD from the player using the remote control.
Erected
To fix in an upright position.
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Ejected
To push (something) out
The console ejected the video game.
Erected
To set up; establish
Erect a dynasty.
Ejected
To make an emergency exit from an aircraft by deployment of an ejection seat or capsule.
Erected
(Mathematics) To construct (a perpendicular, for example) from or on a given base.
Ejected
Simple past tense and past participle of eject
Erected
Simple past tense and past participle of erect
Erected
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