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

Noun

1. a base that supports something, such as a statue

2. put someone on a pedestal to admire someone very much [Old Italian piedestallo]

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 put someone on a pedestal worship, dignify, glorify, exalt, idealize, ennoble, deify, apotheosize

Translations

pedestal [ˈpɛdəstl] n → pedestal m

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pedestal [ˈpɛdəstl] n → piédestal m

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pedestal [ˈpɛdəstl] n → Sockel m

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pedestal [ˈpɛdəstl] n → piedestallo

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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 받침대, 대좌(臺座) 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