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vɪŋDictionary.com Unabridged
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 | |
| pavé (ˈpæveɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a paved surface, esp an uneven one |
| 2. | a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows |
| paving (ˈpeɪvɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a paved surface; pavement |
| 2. | material used for a pavement, such as paving stones, bricks, or asphalt |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or for a paved surface or pavement |
| 4. | preparatory, facilitating, enabling: paving legislation |
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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
Cigarette smoke damages the artery wall, paving the way for inflammation and cholesterol build-up.
If so, the will to pursue alternatives to paving over large tracts of forest remains elusive.
But the flight proved that a living being could survive in space, paving the way for human flight.
On top of the cylinder is a big paving stone, which adds another eight inches or so of protection.
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