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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
Idioms 2.
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
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; French pa-vey] noun, plural pa·vés 
eɪ; [puh-veyz, pav-eyz; French 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.
Related forms
un·paved, adjective
well-paved, adjective
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World English Dictionary
pave (peɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cover (a road, path, etc) with a firm surface suitable for travel, as with paving stones or concrete |
| 2. | to serve as the material for a pavement or other hard layer: bricks paved the causeway |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | to prepare or make easier (esp in the phrase pave the way): to pave the way for future development |
| [C14: from Old French paver, from Latin pavīre to ram down] | |
| 'paver | |
| —n | |
| pavé (ˈpæveɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a paved surface, esp an uneven one |
| 2. | a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows |
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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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Example sentences
The new finding may pave the way for higher and more frequent chemo doses that better shrink tumors without harming normal cells.
We will have gained no wisdom from our pain and allowed our fear and ignorance to pave the way for future tragedies.
Your candor and ability to write about mental illnesses will help pave the way for a better future.
It's a high-tech brick that, if you gathered enough of, you could probably pave your driveway with.
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