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unpedestal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-pedestal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Etymology

From un- + pedestal.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unpedestals (present, singular) unpedestaling (US, participle) unpedestalling (UK, participle) unpedestaled (US, participle) unpedestaled (US, past) unpedestalled (UK, participle) unpedestalled (UK, past)

Questions

What does unpedestal mean?
To bring down from a (figurative) pedestal; to lower the reputation or importance of.
Where does unpedestal come from?
From un- + pedestal.

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