Meaning

1 senses

  1. To set or support on (or as if on) a pedestal.

Examples

14 sentences

  1. Tom puts Mary on a pedestal.

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  2. American citizens paid for the statue's pedestal.

    Американські громадяни заплатили за постамент статуї. — Ahha

    ruПостамент статуи оплатили американские граждане. — Ooneykcall

    deDie amerikanischen Bürger zahlten für den Sockel der Statue. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. He has her on a pedestal.

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  4. The sky is a pedestal for stars.

    ruНебо - это пьедестал для звёзд. — gleki

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  5. Sami was toppled off the political pedestal.

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French piédestal, itself borrowed from Italian piedistallo (literally

Borrowed from Middle French piédestal, itself borrowed from Italian piedistallo (literally “foot stand”). Spelling influenced by Latin pēs, pedem.

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Forms

pedestals, pedestaling, pedestaled, pedestaled
Base formpedestal · to pedestal
3rd person singularpedestals
Present participlepedestaling
Past simplepedestaled / pedestalled
Past participlepedestaled / pedestalled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypedestal
he, she, itpedestals

Past simpleLesson

all personspedestaled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pedestaled
he, she, ithas pedestaled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pedestal

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pedantrypeddlepeddlerpederastpedestrianC2pediatricpediatrician
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