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verb (used with object), paved, pav·ing.
1.
to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.
noun
2.
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
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3.
pave the way to/for, to prepare for and facilitate the entrance of; lead up to: His analysis of the college market paved the way for their entry into textbook publishing.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English paven < Middle French paver < Vulgar Latin *pavare, for Latin pavīre to beat, ram, tread down
1275–1325; Middle English paven < Middle French paver < Vulgar Latin *pavare, for Latin pavīre to beat, ram, tread down
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pa·vé
[puh-vey, pav-ey; Fr. pa-vey] noun, plural pa·vés [puh-veyz, pav-eyz; Fr. pa-vey] , adverb, adjective noun
1.
a pavement.
2.
Jewelry. a setting of stones placed close together so as to show no metal between them.
adverb
3.
Jewelry. in the manner of a pavé; as a pavé: diamonds set pavé.
adjective
4.
Also, pa·véd, pa·véed. being set pavé: pavé rubies.
Origin:
1755–65; < French, past participle of paver. See pave
1755–65; < French, past participle of paver. See pave
Related forms
un·paved, adjective
well-paved, adjective
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Word Origin & History
pave
c.1310, "to cover with a pavement," from O.Fr. paver (12c.), from V.L. *pavare, from L. pavire "to beat, ram, tread down," from PIE *pau- "to cut, strike, stamp" (cf. L. putare "to prune"). The fig. sense of to pave the way is attested from 1585.
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