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unpedestal

unpedestal verb: to bring down from a (figurative) pedestal; to lower the reputation or importance of.

Verb

unpedestal (third-person singular simple present unpedestals, present participle (US) unpedestaling or (UK) unpedestalling, simple past and past participle (US) unpedestaled or (UK) unpedestalled)

  1. (transitive) To bring down from a (figurative) pedestal; to lower the reputation or importance of.

Forms of unpedestal

third-person singular presentunpedestals
present participle USunpedestaling
present participle UKunpedestalling
past participle USunpedestaled
past USunpedestaled
past participle UKunpedestalled
past UKunpedestalled

Origin of unpedestal

From un- + pedestal.

Questions about unpedestal

What does unpedestal mean?
Unpedestal means to bring down from a (figurative) pedestal; to lower the reputation or importance of.
What part of speech is unpedestal?
Unpedestal is a verb.
What is the past tense of unpedestal?
The past tense of unpedestal is unpedestaled.

Words near unpedestal in the dictionary

  1. unpedagogically
  2. unpedaled
  3. unpedalled
  4. unpedantic
  5. unpeddled
  6. unpedestal
  7. unpedestaled
  8. unpedestaling
  9. unpedestalled
  10. unpedestalling
  11. unpedestals

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