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    pedestal
    /ˈpɛdɪstl/

    noun

    • 1. the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted: "a bronze bust on a marble pedestal"
    • 2. used in reference to a situation in which someone is greatly or uncritically admired: "it's as if I'm on a pedestal and he worships me—I hate that"

    verb

    • 1. set or support on a pedestal: "a Venus stands pedestalled in an alcove"

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