[peyv] 
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. |
| 2. | Southern Louisiana. a paved road. |
| 3. | pave the way to or 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. |
