"unpedestal" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unpedestals [present, singular, third-person], unpedestaling [participle, present], unpedestalling [participle, present], unpedestaled [participle, past], unpedestaled [past], unpedestalled [participle, past], unpedestalled [past]
Etymology: From un- + pedestal. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|pedestal}} un- + pedestal Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=unpedestalled|pres_ptc2=unpedestalling}} unpedestal (third-person singular simple present unpedestals, present participle unpedestaling or unpedestalling, simple past and past participle unpedestaled or unpedestalled)
  1. (transitive) To bring down from a (figurative) pedestal; to lower the reputation or importance of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unpedestal-en-verb-tCWNeSo7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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