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pedestal

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ped‧es‧tal /ˈpedəstəl, ˈpedɪstəl/ noun [countable]
1the base on which a pillar or statue stands:
a Grecian bust on a pedestal
2a solid vertical post that supports something such as a table:
the pedestal of the dentist’s chair
pedestal basin British English (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal)
3put/place somebody on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect:
Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens.

Pedestal Ped‧Es‧Tal ˈpedəstəl ˈpedɪstəl Noun Countable 1the Base