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pedestal
noun(ped-es-tal)
the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column
pedestal
noun(ped-es-tal)
the base of an upright structure
pedestal
noun(ped-es-tal)
base, foundation
pedestal
verb(ped-es-tal)
to place on or furnish with a pedestal
pedestal
idiom(ped-es-tal)
to defeat (someone that has won a contest or competition especially in sports)
pedestal
idiom(ped-es-tal)
to think of someone as a perfect person with no faults : to admire someone greatly

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