ped·es·tal (pĕd'ĭ-stəl)
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., -taled, or -talled, -tal·ing, or -tal·ling, -tals, or -tals.
To place on or provide with a pedestal.

[Obsolete French, from Italian piedestallo : piè, foot (from Latin pēs; see pedi-) + di, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + stallo, stall (of Germanic origin).]

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