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put on a pedestal

put on a ped·es·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t on, awn ey ped-uh-stl]
    • /pʊt ɒn, ɔn eɪ ˈpɛd ə stl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t on, awn ey ped-uh-stl]
    • /pʊt ɒn, ɔn eɪ ˈpɛd ə stl/

Definitions of put on a pedestal words

  • noun put on a pedestal an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like. 1
  • noun put on a pedestal a supporting structure or piece; base. 1
  • noun put on a pedestal Furniture. a support for a desk, consisting of a boxlike frame containing drawers one above the other. a columnar support for a tabletop. 1
  • noun put on a pedestal Building Trades. a bulge cast at the bottom of a concrete pile. 1
  • verb with object put on a pedestal to put on or supply with a pedestal. 1
  • idioms put on a pedestal set / put on a pedestal, to glorify; idealize: When we first became engaged each of us set the other on a pedestal. 1
See all 7 definitions of put on a pedestal

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Origin of put on a pedestal

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; alteration of Middle French piedestal < Italian piedestallo, variant of piedistallo literally, foot of stall. See ped-2, de, stall1

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Parts of speech for Put on a pedestal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Put on a pedestal

put on a pedestal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for put on a pedestal

verb put on a pedestal

  • apotheosize — to deify
  • canonize — If a dead person is canonized, it is officially announced by the Catholic Church that he or she is a saint.
  • cry up — to praise highly; extol
  • glorify — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
  • idealize — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
All 16 Synonyms of put on a pedestal

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