Definition of pedestal

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ped·es·tal    (pd-stl) KEY 

NOUN:

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.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
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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ETYMOLOGY:
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)