paved
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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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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 | |
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| 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 airwaves will instead be paved with a new generation of wireless broadband.
Few of the roads were paved, and many of its residents had no access to running water or electricity.
Righteous and diminutive croissants, paved with slivered almonds.
The best news was that the remainder of the route was paved.
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