Arrect \Ar*rect"\, Arrected \Ar*rect"ed\, a. [L. arrectus, p. p. of arrigere to raise, erect; ad + regere to lead straight, to direct.] 1. Lifted up; raised; erect. [1913 Webster] 2. Attentive, as a person listening. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer, but to the vigilant and arrect. --Smalridge. [1913 Webster]