pedestal

ped·es·tal  (pd-stl)

n.

1. An architectural support or base, as for a column or statue.

2. A support or foundation.

3. A position of high regard or adoration.

tr.v. ped·es·taled or ped·es·talled, ped·es·tal·ing or ped·es·tal·ling, ped·es·tals

To place on or provide with a pedestal.

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[Obsolete French, from Italian piedestallo : piè, foot (from Latin ps; see pedi-) + di, of (from Latin d; see de-) + stallo, stall (of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots).]

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pedestal [ˈpɛdɪst^əl]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a base that supports a column, statue, etc., as used in classical architecture

2. a position of eminence or supposed superiority (esp in the phrases place, put, or set on a pedestal)

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture)

a.  either of a pair of sets of drawers used as supports for a writing surface

b.  (as modifier) a pedestal desk

[from French piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie foot + di of + stallo a stall]

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pedestal - Comes from Old Italian piedestallo, a conflation of pie de stallo, "foot of a stall."

See also related terms for stall.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pedestal - a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" stand, base brass monkey - a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships staddle - a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" trivet - a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table trivet - a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
	2.	pedestal - a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal" status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
	3.	pedestal - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) footstall, plinth pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure dado - the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase socle - a plain plinth that supports a wall support - supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

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pedestal

noun support, stand, base, foot, mounting, foundation, pier, plinth, dado (Architecture), socle a bronze statue on a granite pedestal

put someone on a pedestal worship, dignify, glorify, exalt, idealize, ennoble, deify, apotheosize Since childhood, I put my parents on a pedestal.

Translations

pedestal [ˈpedɪstl]

A. N → pedestal m, basa f
to put sb on a pedestal → poner a algn sobre un pedestal
to knock sb off his pedestal → bajar los humos or el copete a algn

B. CPD pedestal basin N → lavabo m or lavamanos m inv con pie central
pedestal desk N → escritorio m con cajones a ambos lados
pedestal lamp N → lámpara f de pie

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pedestal [ˈpɛdɪst^əl] n → piédestal m
to put sb on a pedestal → mettre qn sur un piédestal

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pedestal

n → Sockel m; to put or set somebody (up) on a pedestal (fig) → jdn in den Himmel heben; to knock somebody off his pedestal (fig) → jdn von seinem Sockel stoßen

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pedestal [ˈpɛdɪstl] n → piedistallo
to put sb on a pedestal (fig) → mettere qn su un piedistallo

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pedestal

n pedestal [ˈpedistl]

the foot or base of a column, statue etc The statue fell off its pedestal. stander قَدَم الإنسان، قاعِدَة العَمود пиедестал podstavec piedestal der Sockel βάθρο pedestal jalam, alus پایه jalusta piédestal בָּסִיס चौकी, पीठिका, पादपीठ, आधार pjedetal,podnožje stupa(kipa) talapzat landasan fótstallur piedistallo 台 주각(柱脚) pjedestalas pjedestāls kekaki voetstuk sokkel, fotstykke piedestał pedestal piedestal пьедестал, цоколь podstavec podstavek postolje piedestal, sockel, postament แท่น kaide, taban 柱腳，支座，基架 підніжжя, п'єдестал کھمبے کي کرسي، بنياد bệ 柱脚，支座，基架