unpedestal

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verb

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person unpedestals · US participle present unpedestaling · UK participle present unpedestalling · US participle past unpedestaled · US past unpedestaled · UK participle past unpedestalled · UK past unpedestalled

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

Origin

From un- + pedestal.

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Cite this entry
APA

unpedestal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpedestal

MLA

“unpedestal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpedestal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpedestal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpedestal.

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