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Pedestaled

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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.

[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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